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... Brief for Plaintiff: Bacon Vs. Shakespeare - Página 80por Edwin Reed - 1891 - 112 páginasVista completa - Acerca de este libro
| Henry Reed - 1855 - 404 páginas
...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 God's favour. Yet even in the Old Testament, if you listen to David's harp, you shall hear as many hearse-like... | |
| Henry Reed - 1855 - 416 páginas
...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... | |
| Henry Reed - 1855 - 424 páginas
...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...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... | |
| 1856 - 702 páginas
...every day for the cultivation of our minds and despatch of business. Kints. PROSPERITY AND ADVERSITY. 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 hearse-like... | |
| Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1856 - 562 páginas
...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...greater benediction, and the clearer revelation of God's 1 Sen. Ad Lucil. 66. ' Sen. Ad Lucil. 53. 3 Poesy. Poetry — ' Musick and Poesy To quicken you.' —... | |
| Cortlandt Van Rensselaer - 1856 - 708 páginas
...every day for the cultivation of our minds and despatch of business. liats. PROSPERITY AND ADVERSITY. 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 yon shall hear as many hearse-like... | |
| Francis Bacon - 1856 - 406 páginas
...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 is the blessing of the New, which carrieth the great benediction, and the clearer revelation of God's favor. Yet, even in the Old Testament, if you... | |
| 1857 - 632 páginas
...well."* We believe that the explanation of his improvement is to be found in the Essay on Adversity. " 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 hearse-like... | |
| 1857 - 770 páginas
...beholden unto them ; for he doth most for them, and they do ordinarily least for him." And again, — •'Prosperity is the blessing of the Old Testament...greater benediction and the clearer revelation of God's power." Cowper's parallel between the French infidel philosopher and the religious English peasant,... | |
| 1857 - 372 páginas
...prosperity is temperance, the virtue of adversity is fortitude, which in morals is the mere heroical virtue. 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... | |
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