 | Francis Bacon - 1824 - 642 pages
...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 or misplacing of the last or farthest end of knowledge : for men have entered into a desire of learning and knowledge, sometimes... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1825 - 524 pages
...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...the last or furthest end of knowledge : for men have entred into a desire of learning and knowledge, sometimes upon a natural curiosity, and inquisitive... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1825 - 432 pages
...abridger; and so the patrimony of knowledge cometh to be sometimes improved, but seldom augmented. ' j 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... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1834 - 784 pages
...truths which he wishes to explain. To illustrate this, take (vol. ii. p. 51) the following passage : " But the greatest error of all the rest, is the mistaking or misplacing of the last or farthest end of knowledge ; for men have enterfd into a desire of learning and knowledge, sometimes... | |
 | Francis Bacon, Basil Montagu - 1825 - 550 pages
...Instauration, this prospectus is most respectfully submitted to public consideration. " Men/ says Lord Bacon, " have entered into a desire of " learning and knowledge, sometimes upon a natu" ral curiosity, and inquisitive appetite : sometimes " to entertain their minds with variety and... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1825 - 538 pages
...this prospectus is most respectfully submitted to public consideration. " Men," says Lord Bacon, " have entered into a desire of " learning and knowledge, sometimes upon a natu" ral curiosity, and inquisitive appetite : sometimes " to entertain their minds with variety and... | |
 | 1829 - 592 pages
...writings afford, of the purity of his purposes. But this will be best understood from his own language. ' 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... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1826 - 626 pages
...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 or misplacing of the last or farthest end of knowledge : for men have entered into a desire of learning and knowledge, sometimes... | |
 | Francis Bacon, Basil Montagu - 1825 - 538 pages
...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...the last or furthest end of knowledge : for men have entred into a desire of learning and knowledge, sometimes upon a natural curiosity, and inquisitive... | |
 | Francis Bacon, Basil Montagu - 1834 - 376 pages
...wishes to explain. To illustrate this, take (vol. ii. p. 51) the following passage: " But the grest»t 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... | |
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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... 
