 | None - 1851 - 514 pages
...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... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1852 - 764 pages
...adversity is the blessing of the New, which carrieth the greater benediction and the clearer evidences of God's favour. Yet, even in the Old Testament, if...shall hear as many hearselike airs as carols; and thé pencil of the Holy Ghost hath laboured more in describing the afflictions of Job than the felicities... | |
 | 1852 - 778 pages
...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 pages
...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 - 1852 - 412 pages
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 | Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1853 - 176 pages
...thorough the waves of the world.7 But to speak in a mean : the virtue of prosperity is temperance ; the virtue of adversity is fortitude : which in morals...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 - 714 pages
...[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... | |
 | Henry Reed - 1855 - 404 pages
...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 ;...hear as many hearse-like airs as carols : and the pencils of the Holy Ghost have laboured more in describing the afflictions of Job than the felicities... | |
 | Henry Reed - 1855 - 428 pages
...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 ;...hear as many hearse-like airs as carols : and the pencils of the Holy Ghost have laboured more in describing the afflictions of Job than the felicities... | |
 | Henry Reed - 1855 - 416 pages
...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 ;...greater benediction and the clearer revelation of Grod's favour. Yet even in the Old Testament, if you listen to David's harp, you shall hear as many... | |
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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. 
