 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 - Стр. 191821Полный просмотр - Подробнее о книге
 | Francis Bacon - 1825 - Страниц: 524
...the New, c " which are both in " Reality greater, and " carry a clearer Reve" lation of the Divine " Favour. Yet, even in " the Old Testament, if " you listen to David's " Harp, you'll find more " lamentable Airs, than " Triumphant ones." " which carrieth the " greater benediction,... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1825 - Страниц: 538
...PREFACE. " which are both in " Reality greater, and " carry a clearer Reve" lation of the Divine " Favour. Yet, even in " the Old Testament, if " you listen to David's " Harp, you'll find more " lamentable Airs, than " Triumphant ones." " which carrieth the " greater benediction.... | |
 | General reader - 1827 - Страниц: 246
...without the lightning. The virtue of prosperity, is temperance ; the virtue of adversity is fortitude ; which in morals is the more heroical virtue. Prosperity is the blessing of the Old Testament, adversity of the New, which carrieth the greater benediction, and the clearer Revelation of God's Favour. —... | |
 | Solomon Southwick - 1827 - Страниц: 156
...thou chastenelh, O Lord; and teachelh hint eut of thy law. Ps. xccv. 12. Prosperity, says LORD BACON, is the blessing of the Old Testament adversity is the blessing of the N«w, which carrieth the greater benediction, and the clearer revelation of God's favor : yet even... | |
 | Thomas Curtis - 1829 - Страниц: 832
...ua>i.ii> shall be blest. Could he less e:\pert . ' han gtor. and benediction, that is, thanVs? /.-. Prosperity is the blessing of the Old Testament ;...greater benediction, and the clearer revelation of God'» favour. . Bacon. Ridley observes, there is not the least mention of any saint whose name corresponds... | |
 | Thomas Curtis (of Grove house sch, Islington) - Страниц: 416
...jewels in her ear. O, would she were lieried at my foot, and the ducats in her coffin. Shakspeare, Even in the Old Testament, if you listen to David's...harp, you shall hear as many herselike airs as carols. Bacon. The Grecians spitefully drew from the darts the corse. And hertcd il, bearing it to fleet. Chapman.... | |
 | Thomas Curtis - 1829 - Страниц: 809
...carol blest. Shahipeare. The carol they began that hour, How that life was but a flower. H. VOL. V. z { 1 foa DJ ]! JqSڃ IZnY` fu䀔 d *, jՖ/Ţ;|= ^C Mw `6 % h hearse-like ain as comb. Bacon. They gladly thither hasto ; and, hv a choir Of squadroned angels, hear... | |
 | 1831 - Страниц: 548
...virtue of prosperity is temperance, the virtue of adversity is fortitude, which, in morals, is the most heroical virtue. Prosperity is the blessing of the...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... | |
 | 1849 - Страниц: 1188
...come, than a~ continued flow of success and self-gratification-. Lord Bacon was right in saying, " Prosperity is the blessing of the Old Testament ;...greater benediction, and the clearer revelation of God's favor. Yet even in the Old Testament, if you listen to David's harp, you shall hear as many hearse-like... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1833 - Страниц: 228
...is the blessing of the New, which cariieth ' the greater benediction, atfdthe clearer reve-/ lation of God's favour. Yet even in the Old Testament, if...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... | |
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