 | Francis Bacon - 1852 - 580 lapas
...sometimes to entertain their minds wit] variety and delight ; sometimes for ornament an< reputation ; sometimes to enable them to victory of wit and contradiction, and most times for lucr and profession ; and seldom sincerely to give true account of their gift of reason, for the benefi... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1854 - 894 lapas
...upon a natural curiosity, and inquisitive appetite ; sometimes to entertain their minds with variety o the end to enhance his knowledge, like the humour...that would reign, but would not acknowledge so much ; mason, to the benefit and use of men: as if there were sought in knowledge a couch, whereupon to rest... | |
 | William Laxton - 1854 - 608 lapas
...appetite; sometimes, for ornament and reputation; sometimes, for victory of art and contradiction; seldom, sincerely to give a true account of their gift of reason to the benefit and use of men But it is that which will, indeed, dignify and exalt knowledge, if contemplation and action may... | |
 | Dugald Stewart - 1877 - 394 lapas
...upon a natural curiosity and inquisitive appetite ; sometimes to entertain their minds with variety and delight ; sometimes for ornament and reputation ; and sometimes to enable them to win the victory by wit and contradiction ; and most times for lucre and profession, and seldom sincerely... | |
 | Robert Potts - 1855 - 588 lapas
...upon a natural curiosity and inquisitive appetite; sometimes to entertain their minds with variety and delight; sometimes for ornament and reputation;...profession ; and seldom sincerely to give a true account of the gift of reason to the benefit and use of man. As if there were wrought in knowledge a couch whereupon... | |
 | Robert Potts - 1855 - 588 lapas
...upon a natural curiosity and inquisitive appetite; sometimes to entertain their minds with variety and delight; sometimes for ornament and reputation;...profession; and seldom sincerely to give a true account of the gift of reason to the benefit and use of man. As if there were wrought in knowledge a couch whereupon... | |
 | Henry Pitman - 1316 lapas
...sometimes to entertain their minds with variety and delight, sometimes for ornament and reputation, sometimes to enable them to victory of wit and contradiction,...of their gift of reason to the benefit and use of men ; as if there were sought in knowledge a couch whereon to rest a searching and a restless spirit,... | |
 | Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1856 - 562 lapas
...upon a natural curiosity, and inquisitive appetite ; sometimes to entertain their minds with variety and delight; sometimes for ornament and reputation...contradiction ; and most times for lucre and profession ; — but seldom sincerely to give a true account of their gift of reason, to the benefit and use of... | |
 | Henry Barnard - 1856 - 768 lapas
...end of knowledge ; for men have entered into a desire of learning and knowledge, sometimes upon. &c seldom sincerely to give a true account of their gift of reason to the benefit and use of men, as if there were sought in knowledge a couch &c., &c.. and not a rich store-house for the glory... | |
 | Charles Dexter Cleveland - 1856 - 800 lapas
...upon a natural curiosity and inquisitive appetite: sometimes to entertain their minds with variety and delight; sometimes for ornament and reputation ; and sometimes to enable them to victor}' of wit and contradiction ; and most times for lucre and profession ; and seldom sincerely... | |
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But the greatest error of all the rest is the mistaking or misplacing of the last or furthest end of knowledge. For men have entered into a desire of learning and knowledge, sometimes upon a natural curiosity and inquisitive appetite; sometimes to entertain... 
