 | George Burnett - 1807 - 528 sider
...Among various other errors which he points out as impediments to the progress of learning, he says: But the greatest error of all the rest, is the mistaking...and knowledge, sometimes upon a natural curiosity, and inquisitive appetite; sometimes to entertain their minds with variety and delight ; sometimes for... | |
 | George Burnett - 1807 - 970 sider
...Among various other errors which he points out as impediments tp the progress of learning, he says: But the greatest error of all the rest, is the mistaking...and knowledge, sometimes upon a natural curiosity, and inquisitive appetite ; sometimes to entertain their minds with variety and delight ; sometimes... | |
 | George Burnett - 1807 - 528 sider
...points' out as impediments to the progress of learn-- in g, he says: But the greatest error of all th« rest, is the mistaking or misplacing of the last or...desire of learning and knowledge, sometimes upon a natrtral curiosity, and inquisitive appetite; sometimes to entertain their minds with variety and delight... | |
 | 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, sometimes upon a natural curiosity and inquisitive appetite : sometimes to entertain their minds with variety and delight : sometimes... | |
 | George Burnett - 1813 - 524 sider
...Among various other errors which he points out as impediments to the progress of learning, he says: But the greatest error of all the rest, is the mistaking...and knowledge, sometimes upon a natural curiosity, and inquisitive appetite; sometimes to entertain their minds with variety and delight ; sometimes for... | |
 | George Burnett - 1813 - 550 sider
...Among various other errors which he points out as impediments to the progress of learning, he says: But the greatest error of all the rest, is the' mistaking...desire of learning and knowledge, sometimes upon a naturalcuriosity, and inquisitive appetite ; sometimes to entertain their minds with variety and delight... | |
 | 1851 - 786 sider
...intellectual." LEONARD. — " That is true — we so understood it." PARSON. — " Thus, when this great * " But the greatest error of all the rest is the mistaking or misplacing of the b • i. or farthest end of knowledge : — fur men have entered into a desire of learning and knowledge,... | |
 | Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1819 - 648 sider
...abridger ; and so the patrimony of knowledge cometh to be sometimes improved, but seldom augmented. But the greatest error of all the rest, is the mistaking...and knowledge, sometimes upon a natural curiosity, and inquisitive appetite ; sometimes to entertain their minds with variety and delight ; sometimes... | |
 | 1821 - 398 sider
...VOL. III. PART I. L And, when speaking of one of the errors of learning, he " But the greatest errour of all the rest is the mistaking or misplacing of...and knowledge, sometimes upon a natural curiosity and inquisitive appetite ; sometimes to entertain their minds with variety and delight; sometimes for... | |
 | Henry Southern, Sir Nicholas Harris Nicolas - 1821 - 402 sider
...PAIVT i. L And, when speaking of one of the errors of learning, he says: " But the greatest errour of all the rest is the mistaking or misplacing of...and knowledge, sometimes upon a natural curiosity and inquisitive appetite; sometimes to entertain their minds with variety and delight ; sometimes for... | |
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But the greatest 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, sometimes upon a natural curiosity, and inquisitive appetite ; sometimes to... 
