 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 labored more in describing the afflictions of Job than the felicities of Solomon.  Memoir of the Life of John Bowdler, Esq - Page 212by Thomas Bowdler - 1824 - 296 pagesFull view - About this book
 | 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... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - English literature - 1852 - 764 pages
...blessing of the New, 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...shall hear as many hearselike airs as carols; and thé pencil of the Holy Ghost hath laboured more in describing the afflictions of Job than the felicities... | |
 | 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... | |
 | 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 (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 ;...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... | |
 | Francis Bacon - Ethics - 1854 - 894 pages
...is temperarice ; the virtue of adversity is fortitude ; which in morals is the more heroical virtue. 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 - English literature - 1855 - 404 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 ;...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 - 428 pages
...Lord 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 - English literature - 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 ;...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 - English literature - 1855 - 424 pages
...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... | |
| |
