 Prosperity is not without many fears and distastes ; and adversity is not without comforts and hopes. We see in needleworks and embroideries it is more pleasing to have a lively work upon a sad and solemn ground, than to have a dark and melancholy work...  The British Prose Writers - Page 201821Full view - About this book
 | Francis Bacon - 1825 - 524 pages
...upon a sad and solemn ground, than to have a dark and melancholy work upon a lightsome ground: judge, therefore, of the pleasure of the heart by the pleasure...Certainly virtue is like precious odours, most fragrant when they are incensed, or crushed: for prosperity doth best discover vice, but adversity doth best... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1834 - 784 pages
...upon a sad and solemn ground, than to have a dark and melancholy work upon a lightsome ground: judge, therefore, of the pleasure of the heart by the pleasure...Certainly virtue is like precious odours, most fragrant when they are incensed, or crushed : for prosperity doth best discover vice, but adversity doth best... | |
 | Francis Bacon, Basil Montagu - 1825 - 550 pages
...upon a sad and solemn ground, than to have a dark and melancholy work upon a lightsome ground : judge, therefore, of the pleasure of the heart by the pleasure...Certainly virtue is like precious odours, most fragrant when they are incensed, or crushed : for prosperity doth best discover vice, but adversity doth best... | |
 | George Walker - 1825 - 668 pages
...upon a sad and solemn ground, than to have a dark and melancholy work upon a lightsome ground : judge therefore of the pleasure of the heart by the pleasure...Certainly virtue is like precious odours, most fragrant when they are incensed or crushed ; for prosperity doth best discover vice, but adversity doth best... | |
 | Laconics - 1829 - 390 pages
...upon a sad and solemn ground, than to have a dark and melancholy work upon a lightsome ground: judge, therefore, of the pleasure of the heart by the pleasure...discover vice, but adversity doth best discover virtue. — • Lord Bacon. LXX. If parliament were to consider the sporting with reputation of as much importance... | |
 | John Timbs - 1829 - 354 pages
...upon a sad and solenm ground, than to have a dark and melancholy work upon a lightsome ground: judge, therefore, of the pleasure of the heart by the pleasure...discover vice, but adversity doth best discover virtue. — Lord Bacon. LXX. If parliament were to consider the sporting with reputation of as much importance... | |
 | Thomas Curtis - 1829 - 834 pages
...upon a sad and solemn ground, than to have a dark and melancholy work upon a lightsome ground : judge, therefore, of the pleasure of the heart by the pleasure of the eye. Bacon. Quality alone should only serve to make a shew in the embroidered part of the government j hut... | |
 | 1831 - 548 pages
...dark and melancholy work upon a lightsome ground. Judge, therefore, of the pleasure of the heart hy the pleasure of the eye. Certainly virtue is like precious odours, most fragrant when they are burned or crushed ; for prosperity doth best discover vice, but adversity doth best discover... | |
 | Anniversary calendar - 1832 - 600 pages
...Thomas Pope Blouut, 1649, Hollmcay, near London, Sir Wm. (Bishop) Dawes.1671, Lyons, near Braintree. Certainly virtue is like precious odours, most fragrant...they are incensed or crushed ; for prosperity doth but discover vice, but adversity doth but discover virtue. — Baton. ©oils of the Latht Church. St.... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1833 - 228 pages
...upon a sad and solemn ground, than to have a dark and melancholy work upon a lightsome ground : judge, therefore, of the pleasure of the heart by the pleasure...discover vice, but adversity doth best discover virtue. OF SIMULATION AND DISSIMULATION. DISSIMULATION is but a faint kind of policy or wisdom ; for it asketh... | |
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