 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 hath laboured more in describing the afflictions of Job than the felicities of Solomon.  Bacon's essays, with annotations by R. Whately - Page 70by Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1864Full view - About this book
 | None - History - 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... | |
 | 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...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 many hearse-like... | |
 | Abraham Mills - English literature - 1851 - 602 pages
...employment thereof. 1 This expression is given in the original in Latin. 390 8IB FRANCIS BACON. [LECr. XVH. The virtue of prosperity is temperance ; the virtue of adversity is fortitude. Prosperity is the blessing of the Old Testament ; adversity is the blessing of the New, which carrieth... | |
 | Abraham Mills - English literature - 1851 - 594 pages
...employment thereof. i This expression is given in the original in Latin. PROSPERITY AND ADVERSITY. The virtue of prosperity is temperance ; the virtue of adversity is fortitude. Prosperity is the blessing of the Old Testament ; adversity is the blessing of the New, which carrieth... | |
 | English essays - 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... | |
 | Francis Bacon - English essays - 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, and the 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... | |
 | Law - 1852 - 584 pages
...pleasures which will bite to-morrow.' Why should a man be in love with his fetters, though of gold ? "The virtue of prosperity is temperance; the virtue of adversity is fortitude. " It is a lofty saying, ' The advantages of prosperity are to be wished ; but the advantages of adversity... | |
 | Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1853 - 176 pages
...that saileth in the frail bark of the flesh thorough the waves of the world.7 But to speak in a mean : the virtue of prosperity is temperance ; the virtue...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 many herselike... | |
 | Robert Chambers - Authors, English - 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 ;...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 many hearsclike... | |
 | Francis Bacon - Ethics - 1854 - 894 pages
...through the waves of the world. But to speak in a mean : the virtue of prosperity is temperarice ; the virtue of adversity is fortitude ; which in morals...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 many hearse-like... | |
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