 | Abraham Mills - 1851 - 594 strani
...PROSPERITY AND ADVERSITY. The virtue of prosperity is temperance ; the virtue of adversity is fortitude. Prosperity is the blessing of the Old Testament ;...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 of Job... | |
 | Abraham Mills - 1851 - 602 strani
...FRANCIS BACON. [LECr. XVH. The virtue of prosperity is temperance ; the virtue of adversity is fortitude. Prosperity is the blessing of the Old Testament ;...the Old Testament, if you listen to David's harp, yon shall hear as many hearselike airs as carols ; and the pencil of the Holy Ghost hath laboured more... | |
 | None - 1851 - 514 strani
...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... | |
 | 1852 - 780 strani
...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 - 394 strani
...the more Heroical Virtue. Profperity is the Bleffing of the Old Teftament ; Adverfity is the Bleffing of the New ; which carrieth the greater Benediction,...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 Airs, as Carols : And... | |
 | Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1853 - 176 strani
...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...you listen to David's harp, you shall hear as many herselike airs as carols : and the pencil of the Holy Ghost hath laboured more in describing the afflictions... | |
 | Robert Chambers - 1853 - 716 strani
...[Prosperity and Adrcnily.] 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 hearsclike airs as carols ; and the pencil of the Holy Ghost hath laboured more in describing the afflictions... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1854 - 894 strani
...through the waves of the world. But to speak in a mean : the virtue of prosperity is temperarice ; on of the Roman twelve tables ; " salus populi suprema...are but things captious, and oracles not well inspi -as carols : and the pencil of the Holy Ghost hath laboured more in describing the afflictions of Job... | |
 | Henry Reed - 1855 - 428 strani
...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 ;...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 afflictions of Job... | |
 | Henry Reed - 1855 - 404 strani
...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 ;...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 afflictions of Job... | |
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Prosperity is the blessing of the Old Testament, adversity is the blessing of the New, which carrieth the 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... 
