 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 laboured more in describing the afflictions of Job than the felicities of Solomon.  Essays, Critical and Miscellaneous - Página 287por Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1852 - 744 páginasVista completa - Acerca de este libro
 | 1872 - 556 páginas
...PROSPERITY AND ADVERSITY. THE virtue of prosperity is temperance; the virtue of adversity is fortitude. Prosperity is the blessing of the Old Testament ;...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... | |
 | Giles Badger Stebbins - 1872 - 416 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...carrieth the greater benediction, and the clearer revelation of God's favor. Yet even in the Old Testament, if you listen to David's harp, you shall... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1873 - 728 páginas
...is a passage to be " chewed and digested." We do not believe that Thucydides himself has any where compressed so much thought into so small a space....which carrieth the greater benediction and the clearer evidence of God's favour. Yet, even in the Old Testament, if you listen to David's harp you shall hear... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1874 - 544 páginas
...that this is a passage to be " chewed and digested." We do not believe that Thucydides himself has anywhere compressed so much thought into so small...which carrieth the greater benediction and the clearer evidence of God's favour. Yet, even in the Old Testament, if you listen to David's harp you shall hear... | |
 | Frederick Saunders, Minnie K. Davis - 1899 - 762 páginas
...PROSPERITY AND AD VERSITY. 'HE virtue of prosperity is temperance ; the virtue of adversity is fortitude. Prosperity is the blessing of the Old Testament; adversity...carrieth the greater benediction, and the clearer revelation of God's favor. Yet even is the Old Testament, if you listen to David's harp, you shall... | |
 | David Josiah Brewer - 1900 - 476 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...which carrieth the greater benediction and the clearer revelation of God's favor. Yet, even in the Old Testament, if you listen to David's harp, you shall... | |
 | Francis Bacon, Mrs. Henry Pott - 1900 - 318 páginas
...almost sees miracles, but misery." — Lear ii. 2. ADVERSITY— PROSPERITY. (See Evil— Good.) " " Prosperity is the blessing of the Old Testament, adversity...carrieth the greater benediction, and the clearer revelation of God's favour. . . . Prosperity is not without many fears and distastes, and adversity... | |
 | Charles Frederick Johnson - 1900 - 566 páginas
...PROSPERITY; AND ADVERSITY The virtue of prosperity is temperance; the virtue of adversity is fortitude. Prosperity is the blessing of the Old Testament; adversity...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... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1900 - 462 páginas
...is temperance, the virtue of Adversity is fortitude ; r which in morals is the more heroical virtue. Prosperity is the blessing of the Old Testament ;...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... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1900 - 376 páginas
...is temperance ; the virtue of adversity is fortitude ; which in morals is the more heroical virtue. ^Prosperity is the blessing of the Old Testament ;...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... | |
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