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... Histoire de la littérature anglaise - Стр. 405авторы: Hippolyte Taine - 1863 - Страниц: 2409Полный просмотр - Подробнее о книге
| George Burnett - 1807 - Страниц: 970
...says: 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...ornament and reputation; and sometimes to enable them to victory of wit and contradiction ; and most times for lucre and profession ; and seldonl sincerely... | |
| George Burnett - 1807 - Страниц: 528
...says: 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...ornament and reputation ; and sometimes to enable them to victory of wit and contradiction ; and most times for lucre and profession ; and seldom sincerely to... | |
| George Burnett - 1807 - Страниц: 528
...says: But the greatest error of all th« 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 natrtral curiosity, and inquisitive appetite; sometimes to entertain their minds with variety and delight... | |
| Basil Montagu - 1809 - Страниц: 338
...HOWARD . 233 BRADFORD — 252. ENQUIRY UPON PUBLIC PUNISHMENTS — 281 TURNER '-, — 291 / • \ " Men have. entered into a desire of learning and knowledge,...ornament and reputation : and sometimes to enable them to victory of wit and contradiction : and most times for lucre and profession ; but seldom sincerely to... | |
| George Burnett - 1813 - Страниц: 524
...says: 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...ornament and reputation ; and sometimes to enable them to victory of wit and contradiction ; and most times for lucre and profession ; and seldom sincerely to... | |
| George Burnett - 1813 - Страниц: 550
...knowledge: for men have entered into a desire of learning and knowledge, sometimes upon a naturalcuriosity, and inquisitive appetite ; sometimes to entertain...ornament and reputation ; and sometimes to enable them to victory of wit and contradiction ; and most times for lucre and profession ; and seldom' sincerely... | |
| Basil Montagu - 1816 - Страниц: 340
...PUNISHMENTS .... 275 TURNER .285 " Men have entered into a desire of learning and knowledge, so-netimes upoa a natural curiosity and inquisitive appetite : sometimes...ornament and reputation : and sometimes to enable them to victory of wit and contradiction: and most times for lucre and profession : but seldom sincerely to... | |
| 1851 - Страниц: 786
...end of knowledge : — fur men have entered into a desire of learning and knowledge, sometimes upou a natural curiosity and inquisitive appetite ; sometimes...ornament and reputation; and sometimes to enable. them to victory of wit and contradiction ; and most times for lucre and profession " — [that is, for most... | |
| Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1819 - Страниц: 648
...augmented. 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...ornament and reputation ; and sometimes to enable them to victory of wit and contradiction ; and most times for lucre and profession ; and seldom sinc»ely to... | |
| 1821 - Страниц: 400
...he " But the greatest errour of all the rest is the mistaking or misplacing of the last or farthest end of knowledge : for men have entered into a desire...ornament and reputation ; and sometimes to enable them to victory of wit and contradiction ; and most times for lucre and profession ; and seldom sincerely to... | |
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