 Prosperity is not without many fears and distastes ; and adversity is not without comforts and hopes. We see in needleworks and embroideries it is more pleasing to have a lively work upon a sad and solemn ground, than to have a dark and melancholy work...  The British Prose Writers - Стр. 201821Полный просмотр - Подробнее о книге
 | John Webster - 1958 - Страниц: 232
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 | Ralph E. Hone - 1960 - Страниц: 352
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 | Henry Fuseli - 1946 - Страниц: 392
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 | L. H. Tengshe - 1961 - Страниц: 164
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 | 1909 - Страниц: 378
...upon a sad* and solemn ground, than to have a dark and melancholy work upon a lightsome ground: judge therefore of the pleasure of the heart by the pleasure of the eye. Certainly virtue is like precious odors, most fragrant when they are incensed or crushed: for prosperity doth best discover* vice, but... | |
 | Alfred Pownall - 1864 - Страниц: 112
...upon a sad and solemn ground, than to have a dark and melancholy work upon a lightsome ground : judge, therefore, of the pleasure of the heart by the pleasure...Certainly virtue is like precious odours, most fragrant when they are incensed, or crushed; for prosperity doth best discover vice, but adversity doth best... | |
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