 Yet even in the Old Testament, if you listen to 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 than the felicities of Solomon.  Records of Noble Lives - Page 101by William Henry Davenport Adams - 1867 - 349 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Edward Hughes - 1851 - 362 pages
...8. XLIII. ADVERSITY. "THE virtue of prosperity is temperance ; the virtne of adversity is fortitude. Prosperity is the blessing of the Old Testament; adversity...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... | |
 | Ears - 1851 - 176 pages
...prosperity is temperance, the virtue of adversity is fortitude, which in morals is the more heroical virtue. Prosperity is the blessing of the Old Testament, adversity...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... | |
 | 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 :...carrieth the greater benediction, and the clearer revelation of God's favor." Ourselves we know that there are the best uses in reverse, bitter to the... | |
 | Abraham Mills - 1851 - 602 pages
...FRANCIS BACON. [LECr. XVH. The virtue of prosperity is temperance ; the virtue of adversity is fortitude. Prosperity is the blessing of the Old Testament ;...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, yon shall... | |
 | 1852 - 780 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... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1852 - 764 pages
...richer and softer. The following passage, first published in 1625, will show the extent of the change: "Prosperity is the blessing of the Old Testament,...which carrieth the greater benediction and the clearer evidences of God's favour. Yet, even in the Old Testament, if you listen to David's harp you shall... | |
 | Robert Chambers - 1853 - 716 pages
...[Prosperity and Adrcnily.] The virtue of prosperity is temperance ; the virtue of adversity is fortitude. Prosperity is the blessing of the Old Testament ;...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... | |
 | Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1853 - 176 pages
...is temperance ; the virtue of adversity is fortitude : which in morals is the more heroical virtue. Prosperity is the blessing of the Old Testament ;...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... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1854 - 894 pages
...is temperarice ; the virtue of adversity is fortitude ; which in morals is the more heroical virtue. except they be in order to that end, are but things captious, and oracles not well inspi revelation of God's favour. Yet, even in the Old Testament, if you listen to David's harp, you shall... | |
 | 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 ;...which carrieth the 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... | |
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