 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...  Essays moral, economical and political - Page 24by Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1822Full view - About this book
 | Henry Reed - 1855 - 404 pages
...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 than the felicities of Solomon."f The moral use of tragic poetry consists then in such employment of poetic truth that the... | |
 | Henry Reed - 1855 - 428 pages
...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 than the felicities of Solomon."-)The moral use of tragic poetry consists then in such employment of poetic truth that the... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1856 - 770 pages
...favour. Yet, eren in the Old Testament, if you listen t David's harp you shall hear as many hearselike airs as carols ; and the pencil of the Holy Ghost...and distastes; and adversity is not without comforts anil hopes. We see in needleworks and emtr iilenes it is more pleaMng to have a lively work apon a... | |
 | Cortlandt Van Rensselaer - 1856 - 708 pages
...favour. Yet even in the Old Testament, if you listen to David's harp yon shall hear as many hearse-like airs as carols ; and the pencil of the Holy Ghost...the felicities of Solomon. Prosperity is not without comforts and hopes. We see in needleworks and embroideries, it is more pleasing to have a lively work... | |
 | 1856 - 702 pages
...favour. Yet even in the Old Testament, if you listen to David's harp you shall hear as many hearse-like airs as carols ; and the pencil of the Holy Ghost...the felicities of Solomon. Prosperity is not without comforts and hopes. We see in needleworks and embroideries, it is more pleasing to have a lively work... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1856 - 752 pages
...favour. 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...Job than the felicities of Solomon. Prosperity is riot without many fears and distastes; and adversity is not without comforts ami hopes. We see in needleworks... | |
 | William Henry Smith - 1857 - 188 pages
...favour. Yet even in the Old Testament, if you listen to David's harp, you will hear as many hearse-like airs as carols ; and the pencil of the Holy Ghost...Solomon. Prosperity is not without many fears and distates, and adversity is not without comforts and hopes. We see in needleworks and embroideries,... | |
 | Francis Bacon, Richard Whately - 1857 - 578 pages
...favour. Yet even in the Old Testament, if you listen to David's harp, you shall hear as many hearse-like airs as carols ; and the pencil of the Holy Ghost...more in describing the afflictions of Job than the felicities1 of Solomon. Prosperity is not without many fears and distastes ; and adversity is not without... | |
 | 1857 - 654 pages
...favour. Yet, even in the Old Testament, if you listen to David's harp, you shall hear as many hearse-like airs as carols ; and the pencil of the Holy Ghost...more in describing the afflictions of Job than the felici' ties of Solomon. Prosperity is not without, many fears and distastes ; and adversity is not... | |
 | Henry Reed - 1857 - 242 pages
...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 than the felicities of Solomon." The moral use of tragic poetry consists then in such employment of poetic truth that the poet's sad... | |
| |
