 | Robert Aspland - 1842 - Страниц: 846
...so clearly fallacious. ERASMUS. " HEAVEN UPON EARTH." " IT is heaven upon earth," Lord Bacon says, " to have a man's mind move in Charity, rest in Providence, and turn upon the poles of Truth." If the opposite of these be hell upon earth, a good many, who least imagine it, have themselves, in... | |
 | Ambrose Serle - 1842 - Страниц: 730
...believers are exhorted • " Certainly (says Lord Bacon in his Essays) it is heaven upon earth to haven man's mind move in charity, rest in providence, and turn upon the poles of truth." t The prophets, and even the ancient Jews, understood the Mcuiuh by this name of MIRCT i and the Mcstiah.... | |
 | Alonzo Potter, George Barrell Emerson - 1842 - Страниц: 588
...thence to descry and behold the errors, perturbations, labours, wanderings up and down of other men' — so always that this prospect be with pity, and not with swelling or pride." — LORD BACON. " Do not all charms fly At the mere touch of cold philosophy t There was an awful rainbow... | |
 | Edward Royall Tyler, William Lathrop Kingsley, George Park Fisher, Timothy Dwight - 1845 - Страниц: 652
...to the standing upon the vantage-ground of truth : (a hill not to be commanded, and where the air in always clear and serene ;) and to see the errors,...prospect be with pity, and not with swelling or pride.' I used kind words, and shall continue to do so. Hitherto I have had no occasion to notice any thing... | |
 | 1844 - Страниц: 276
...adventures thereof below ; but no pleasure is comparable to standing upon the vantage ground of truth, (a hill not to be commanded, and where the air is always...in the vale below ; so always that this prospect be viewed with pity, and not with swelling or pride. — BACON. THE CONSTANCY OP NATURE CONTRASTED WITH... | |
 | 1844 - Страниц: 608
...light into the face of man ; and still he breathes and inspires light into the face of his chosen. Certainly it is heaven upon earth to have a man's...in providence, and turn upon the poles of truth." In this way every science finds its scope in Him who is the source of Truth and Beauty. Upon this subject,... | |
 | James Flint - 1844 - Страниц: 354
...profound observer of the true sources of happiness, so often cited, has said that it "is certainly heaven upon earth, to have a man's mind move in charity,...in providence, and turn upon the poles of truth." And of what this great man adds in the same paragraph the character of Col. Pickering furnishes a striking... | |
 | 1844 - Страниц: 592
...thy blessings all around To ст'гу corner of the globe. ADDRESS.» «T i .in N В . Г KISTO M . Certainly it is Heaven upon earth to have a man's mind move in Charity, rtst in Providence, and tare upon the poles of Truth,— lord Bacon— Estay on Truth. WE are convened,... | |
 | Augusta M. Wicks - 1845 - Страниц: 214
...higher." Oh, how incomparable your happiness, both here and hereafter ! For " it is heaven upon earth to move in charity, rest in providence, and turn upon the poles of truth." Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are... | |
 | George Lillie Craik - 1846 - Страниц: 730
...thereof below ; but no pleasure is comparable to the standing upon the vantage-ground of truth— (a hill not to be commanded, and where the air is always...is heaven upon earth to have a man's mind move in clArity, rest in providence, ami turn upon the poles of truth. To pass from theological and philosophical... | |
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It is a pleasure to stand upon the shore, and to see ships tost upon the sea: a pleasure to stand in the window of a castle, and to see a battle, and the adventures thereof below : but no pleasure is comparable to the standing upon the vantage ground... 
