 ... a couch whereupon to rest a searching and restless spirit; or a terrace for a wandering and variable mind to walk up and down with a fair prospect; or a tower of state for a proud mind to raise itself upon; or a fort or commanding ground for strife...  The Lancet - Page 2921852Full view - About this book
 | Ralph Griffiths, George Edward Griffiths - 1800 - 570 pages
...the grand language of Bacon) " not a couch whereon to rest a searching spirit, nor a terrass for a wandering and variable mind, to walk up and down with a fair prospect; nor a fort and commanding ground for strife and contention ; nor a shop for profit or sale, but a rich... | |
 | 1800 - 576 pages
...the grand language of Bacon) " not a couch whereon to rest a searching spirit, nor a terrass for a wandering and variable mind, to walk up and down with a fair prospect; nor a fort and commanding ground for strife and contention ; nor a shop for profit or sale, but a rich... | |
 | George Burnett - 1807 - 528 pages
...sought in knowledge a couch, whereupon to rest a searching and restless spirit; or a terras, for a wandering and variable mind to walk up and down with...glory of the Creator, and the relief of man's estate. But this is that which will indeed dignify and exalt knowledge, if contemplation and action may be... | |
 | George Burnett - Authors, English - 1807 - 528 pages
...sought in knowledge a couch, whereupon to rest at searching and restless spirit; or a terras, for a wandering and variable mind to walk up and down with...commanding ground for strife and contention ; or a shop foi profit or sale; and not a rich storehouse for the glory of the Creator, and the relief of man's... | |
 | George Burnett - Authors, English - 1807 - 970 pages
...sought in knowledge a couch, whereupon to rest a searching and restless spirit ; or a terras, for a wandering and variable mind to walk up and down with a fair prospect i or a tower of state, for a proud mind to raise itself upon ; or a fort or commanding ground for strife... | |
 | Basil Montagu - Capital punishment - 1809 - 338 pages
...sought in knowledge a coucb, whereupon to rest a. searching and restless spirit : or a terrace for a wandering and variable mind to walk up and down with...ground for strife and contention : or a shop for profit and sale : and not a rich store house for the glory of the Creator, and the relief of man's estate."... | |
 | George Burnett - Authors, English - 1813 - 550 pages
...sought, in knowledge a couch, whereupon to rest a searching and restless spirit ; or a terras, for a wandering and variable mind to walk up and down with...glory of the Creator, and the relief of man's estate. But this is that which will indeed dignify and exalt knowledge, if contemplation and action may be... | |
 | Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1819 - 648 pages
...sought in knowledge a couch, whereupon to rest a searching and restless spirit ; or a terras, for a wandering and variable mind to walk up and down with...glory of the Creator, and the relief of man's estate. But this is that which will indeed dignify and exalt knowledge, if contemplation and action may be... | |
 | Henry Southern, Sir Nicholas Harris Nicolas - Bibliography - 1821 - 402 pages
...there were sought in knowledge a couch, whereupon to rest a searching and restless spirit; or a terras, fora wandering and variable mind to walk up and down...glory of the Creator, and the relief of man's estate." 9 Such is the extent of the outline, such the symmetry in the arrangement, such the beauty of the style.... | |
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