 | George Burnett - 1807 - 528 sider
...error of all the rest, is the mistaking or misplacing of the last or farthest end of knowledge : for men have entered into a desire of learning and knowledge,...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, whereupon to rest a searching... | |
 | George Burnett - 1807 - 970 sider
...error of all the rest, is the mistaking or misplacing of the last or farthest end of knowledge : for men have entered into a desire of learning and knowledge,...contradiction ; and most times for lucre and profession ; and seldonl sincerely to give a true account of their gift oT reason, to the benefit and use of men : as... | |
 | Basil Montagu - 1809 - 338 sider
...HOWARD . 233 BRADFORD — 252. ENQUIRY UPON PUBLIC PUNISHMENTS — 281 TURNER '-, — 291 / • \ " Men have. entered into a desire of learning and knowledge,...contradiction : and most times for lucre and profession ; but seldom sincerely to give a true account of their gift of reason for the benefit and use of man... | |
 | George Burnett - 1813 - 524 sider
...error of all the rest, is the mistaking or misplacing of the last or farthest end of ' knowledge : for men have entered into a desire of learning and knowledge,...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, whereupon to rest a searching... | |
 | George Burnett - 1813 - 550 sider
...knowledge: for men have entered into a desire of learning and knowledge, sometimes upon a naturalcuriosity, and inquisitive appetite ; sometimes to entertain...sincerely to give a true account of their gift of rea-- son, to the benefit and use of men : as if there were sought, in knowledge a couch, whereupon... | |
 | Basil Montagu - 1816 - 340 sider
...PUNISHMENTS .... 275 TURNER .285 " Men have entered into a desire of learning and knowledge, so-netimes upoa a natural curiosity and inquisitive appetite : sometimes...contradiction: and most times for lucre and profession : but seldom sincerely to give a true account of their gift of reason for the benefit and use of man... | |
 | 1851 - 786 sider
...end of knowledge : — fur men have entered into a desire of learning and knowledge, sometimes upou a natural curiosity and inquisitive appetite ; sometimes...contradiction ; and most times for lucre and profession " — [that is, for most of those objects which are meant by the ordinary citers of the saying, ' Knowledge... | |
 | Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1819 - 648 sider
...error of all the rest, is the mistaking or misplacing of the last or farthest end of knowledge : for men have entered into a desire of learning and knowledge,...and most times for lucre and profession ; and seldom sinc»ely to give a true account of their gift of reason, to the benefit and use of men : as if there... | |
 | Henry Southern - 1821 - 408 sider
...or a love of excellence, as he has stated in a beautiful passage, which we will venture to repeat, " Men have entered into a desire of learning and knowledge,...to give a true account of their gift of reason, to the benefit and use of man : as if there were sought in knowledge a couch whereupon to rest a searching... | |
 | 1821 - 408 sider
...or a love of excellence, as he has stated in a beautiful passage, which we will venture to repeat, " Men have entered into a desire of learning and knowledge,...to give a true account of their gift of reason, to the benefit and use of man : as if there were sought in knowledge a couch whereupon to rest a searching... | |
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For men have entered into a desire of learning and knowledge, sometimes 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... 
