| Samuel Johnson - 1805 - 954 pages
...so, that, in his seed, All nations shall be blest. Milton. î. The advantage conferred by blessing. Prosperity is the blessing of the Old Testament :...benediction, and the clearer revelation of God's favour. Бапп. j. Acknowledgments for blessings received ; thanks. Could he less expect Than glory and bénédiction,... | |
| Francis Bacon - 1812 - 348 pages
...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 of adversity...to David's harp, you shall hear as many herse-like airs as carols; and the pencil of the Holy Ghost hath laboured more in describing the afflictions of... | |
| Francis Bacon - 1815 - 310 pages
...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 of adversity...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... | |
| Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1818 - 310 pages
...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 of Adversity...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... | |
| Francis Bacon - 1818 - 312 pages
...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 of Adversity...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... | |
| Francis Bacon - 1819 - 580 pages
...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 of adversity...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... | |
| Francis Bacon - 1820 - 548 pages
...mean, the virtue of prosperity is temperance, the virtue of adversity is fortitude, which in moral is the more heroical virtue. Prosperity is the blessing...to David's harp, you shall hear as many herse-like airs as carols; and the pencil of the Holy Ghost hath laboured more in describing the afflictions of... | |
| 1821 - 416 pages
...But to speak in a mean, the virtue of prosperity is temperance, the virtue of adversity is fortitnde, which in morals is the more heroical virtue. Prosperity...to David's harp, you shall hear as many herse-like airs as carols; and the pencil of the Holy Ghost hath laboured more in describing the afflictions of... | |
| 1821 - 400 pages
...on Adversity, that " The virtue of prosperity is temperance ; the virtue of adversity is fortitude. Prosperity is the blessing of the Old Testament ;...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... | |
| Henry Southern - 1821 - 398 pages
...on Adversity, that " The virtue of prosperity is temperance ; the virtue of adversity is fortitude. Prosperity is the blessing of the Old Testament ;...to David's harp, you shall hear as many herse.like airs as carols ; and the pencil of the Holy Ghost hath laboured more in describing the afflictions... | |
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