 Yet even in the Old Testament, if you listen to David's harp, you shall hear as many hearse-like airs as carols ; and the pencil of the Holy Ghost hath laboured more in describing the afflictions of Job than the felicities of Solomon.  The British Prose Writers - Seite 191821Vollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | Francis Bacon - 1854 - 894 Seiten
...speak in a mean : the virtue of prosperity is temperarice ; the virtue of adversity is fortitude ; populi suprema lex ;" and to know that laws, except...are but things captious, and oracles not well inspi hearse-like airs -as carols : and the pencil of the Holy Ghost hath laboured more in describing the... | |
 | Henry Reed - 1855 - 404 Seiten
...Bacon, in one of those essays in which he has so sententiously compacted his deep thoughts, said, " Prosperity is the blessing of the Old Testament ;...you listen to David's harp, you shall hear as many hearse-like airs as carols : and the pencils of the Holy Ghost have laboured more in describing the... | |
 | Henry Reed - 1855 - 428 Seiten
...Lord Bacon, in one of those essays in which he has so sententiously compacted his deep thoughts, said, "Prosperity is the blessing of the Old Testament ;...you listen to David's harp, you shall hear as many hearse-like airs as carols : and the pencils of the Holy Ghost have laboured more in describing the... | |
 | Henry Reed - 1855 - 416 Seiten
...Bacon, in one of those essays in which he has so sententiously compacted his deep thoughts, said, " Prosperity is the blessing of the Old Testament ;...greater benediction and the clearer revelation of Grod's favour. Yet even in the Old Testament, if you listen to David's harp, you shall hear as many... | |
 | Abraham Mills - 1856 - 590 Seiten
...PROSPERITY AND ADVERSITY. The virtue of prosperity is temperance ; the virtue of adversity is fortitude. Prosperity is the blessing of the Old Testament ;...you listen to David's harp, you shall hear as many hearselike airs as carols ; and the pencil of the Holy Ghost hath laboured more in describing the afflictions... | |
 | 1856 - 702 Seiten
...every day for the cultivation of our minds and despatch of business. Kints. PROSPERITY AND ADVERSITY. PROSPERITY is the blessing of the Old Testament ;...you listen to David's harp you shall hear as many hearse-like airs as carols ; and the pencil of the Holy Ghost hath laboured more in describing the... | |
 | Cortlandt Van Rensselaer - 1856 - 702 Seiten
...hours of every day for the cultivation of our minds and despatch of business. PROSPERITY AND ADVERSITY. PROSPERITY is the blessing of the Old Testament ;...you listen to David's harp you shall hear as many hearse-like airs as carols ; and the pencil of the Holy Ghost hath laboured more in describing the... | |
 | Cortlandt Van Rensselaer - 1856 - 708 Seiten
...every day for the cultivation of our minds and despatch of business. liats. PROSPERITY AND ADVERSITY. PROSPERITY is the blessing of the Old Testament ;...in the Old Testament, if you listen to David's harp yon shall hear as many hearse-like airs as carols ; and the pencil of the Holy Ghost hath laboured... | |
 | Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1856 - 562 Seiten
...to speak in a mean,7 the virtue of prosperity is temperance, the virtue of adversity is fortitude, which in morals is the more heroical virtue. Prosperity...greater benediction, and the clearer revelation of God's 1 Sen. Ad Lucil. 66. ' Sen. Ad Lucil. 53. 3 Poesy. Poetry — ' Musick and Poesy To quicken you.' —... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1856 - 406 Seiten
...appeared, he says : " The virtue of prosperity is temperance; the virtue of adversity is fortitude; which in morals is the more heroical virtue. Prosperity...adversity is the blessing of the New, which carrieth the great benediction, and the clearer revelation of God's favor. Yet, even in the Old Testament, if you... | |
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