 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.  Bacon's essays, with annotations by R. Whately - Стр. 47авторы: Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1856Полный просмотр - Подробнее о книге
 | Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1851 - Страниц: 228
...saileth in the frail bark of the flesh through the waves of the world. " But to speak in a mean ' : the virtue of prosperity is temperance; the virtue...greater benediction, and the clearer revelation of God's favour. Yet even in the Old Testament, if you listen to David'sharp, you shall hear as many herselike"... | |
 | Ears - 1851 - Страниц: 176
...happy exit ; so that we shall be able to say, ' My God, my strength, and my deliverer.' — Leighton. THE virtue of prosperity is temperance, the virtue...greater benediction, and the clearer revelation of God's favour. Yet even in the Old Testament, if you listen to David's harp, you shall hear as many hearse-like... | |
 | Abraham Mills - 1851 - Страниц: 602
...FRANCIS BACON. [LECr. XVH. The virtue of prosperity is temperance ; the virtue of adversity is fortitude. Prosperity is the blessing of the Old Testament ;...greater benediction and the clearer revelation of God's favour. Yet even in the Old Testament, if you listen to David's harp, yon shall hear as many hearselike... | |
 | None - 1851 - Страниц: 514
...us, " Sweet are the uses of adversity." Older philosophers have spoken highly of it. Bacon says, " Prosperity is the blessing of the Old Testament :...greater benediction, and the clearer revelation of God's favor." Ourselves we know that there are the best uses in reverse, bitter to the taste, but afterwards... | |
 | Edward Hughes - 1851 - Страниц: 362
...8. XLIII. ADVERSITY. "THE virtue of prosperity is temperance ; the virtne of adversity is fortitude. Prosperity is the blessing of the Old Testament; adversity...greater benediction, and the clearer revelation of God's favour. Yet, even in the Old Testament, if you listen to David's harp, you shall hear as many hearse-like... | |
 | Abraham Mills - 1851 - Страниц: 594
...PROSPERITY AND ADVERSITY. The virtue of prosperity is temperance ; the virtue of adversity is fortitude. Prosperity is the blessing of the Old Testament ;...greater benediction and the clearer revelation of God's favour. Yet even in the Old Testament, if you listen to David's harp, you shall hear as many hearselike... | |
 | 1852 - Страниц: 780
...and softer. The following passage, first published in 1635, will show the extent of the change : " end of them all. She was great arid respected before, the Saxon had evidences of God's favour. Yet, even in the Old Testament, if you listen to David's harp you shall... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1852 - Страниц: 394
...the more Heroical Virtue. Profperity is the Bleffing of the Old Teftament ; Adverfity is the Bleffing of the New ; which carrieth the greater Benediction, and the clearer Revelation of God's Favour. Yet, even in the old Teftament, if you liften to David's Harp, you fhall hear as many hearfe-like... | |
 | Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1853 - Страниц: 176
...that saileth in the frail bark of the flesh thorough the waves of the world.7 But to speak in a mean : the virtue of prosperity is temperance ; the virtue...greater benediction, and the clearer revelation of God's favour. Yet even in the Old Testament, if you listen to David's harp, you shall hear as many herselike... | |
 | Robert Chambers - 1853 - Страниц: 716
...[Prosperity and Adrcnily.] The virtue of prosperity is temperance ; the virtue of adversity is fortitude. Prosperity is the blessing of the Old Testament ;...greater benediction and the clearer revelation of God's favour. Yet even in the Old Testament, if you listen to David's harp, you shall hear as many hearsclike... | |
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