 ... as if there were sought in knowledge 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...  Scholarship examinations of 1846/47 (-1853/54). - Seite 5von Bengal council of educ - 1848Vollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | Francis Bacon, Basil Montagu - 1848 - 594 Seiten
...were sought in knowledge a couch, whereupon to rest a searching and restless spirit ,- or a terrassc for a wandering and variable mind to walk up and down with a fair prospect ,- or a tower of state, fur a proud mind to raise itself upon ,• or a furl or commanding ground, for strife and contention... | |
 | Bengal (India) - 1848 - 520 Seiten
...the cravings of their curiosity ; or they use knowledge only for glory and show as if learning was a tower of state for a proud mind to raise itself upon ; or they seek knowledge that they may ungenerously dispute, making thereby knowledge a part for contention... | |
 | 1849 - 604 Seiten
...and seldom sineerely 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...with a fair prospect ; or a tower of state, for a prond mind to raise itself upon ; or a fort or commanding ground for strife and contention ; or a shop... | |
 | 1849 - 612 Seiten
...and 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, whereupon...and down with a fair prospect ; or a tower of state, fur a proud mind to raise itself upon , or a fort or commanding ground for strife and contention ;... | |
 | DeWitt Clinton, William W. Campbell - 1849 - 448 Seiten
...were sought in knowledge a couch whereupon to rest an uneasy spirit; or for a terrace for a wandering mind to walk up and down with a fair prospect; or a tower of state for a proud mind to rest itself upon ; or a fort, or commanding ground, for strife and contention ; or a ship for profit... | |
 | 1849 - 736 Seiten
...and 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, whereupon to rest a searching and restless spirit ; or a terrasse for a wandering and variable mind to walk up and down with a fair prospect ; or a tower of... | |
 | 1849 - 610 Seiten
...but 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 whereupon to rest a searching and restless spirits; or a terrace, for a wandering and variable mind to walk up and down, with a fair prospect;... | |
 | 1849 - 290 Seiten
...minds : — " Knowledge is not a eoueh wherenpon to rest a searehing or an anxious spirit, or a terraje for a wandering and variable mind to walk up and down with a fair prospeet, or a tower of state for a prond mind to raise itself upon, or a fort ou a eommanding ground... | |
 | 1849 - 1428 Seiten
...account of their gift of reason, to the benefit and use of men : as if there were sought in knowiedge a couch, whereupon to rest a searching and restless spirit ; or a terrasse for a wandering and variable mind to walk up and down with a fair prospect ; or a tower of... | |
 | DeWitt Clinton, William W. Campbell - 1849 - 446 Seiten
...the eye could hardly distinguish from the surrounding gloom. All such proceedings would indicate " as if there were sought in knowledge a couch whereupon to rest an uneasy spirit; or for a terrace for a wandering mind to walk up and down with a fair prospect; or... | |
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