 | Echoes - 1859 - 216 pages
...Holy Ghost hath laboured more in describing the afflictions of Job than the felicities of Solomon. Prosperity is not without many fears and distastes...Certainly virtue is like precious odours, most fragrant where they are incensed, or crushed ; for prosperity doth best discover vice, but adversity doth best... | |
 | Carlo Formichi - 1924 - 404 pages
...Holy Ghost hath laboured more in describing the afflictions of Job than the felicities of Solomon. Prosperity is not without many fears and distastes,...pleasure of the heart by the pleasure of the eye. Cer(1) Ed una sentenza di lui anche piu alta di questa, troppo alta parecchio per un pagano, fe : .... | |
 | George William McClelland - English literature - 1925 - 1178 pages
...the Holy Ghost hath labored more in describing the afflictions of Job than the felicities of Solomon. it of odors, most fragrant when they are incensed or crushed: for prosperity doth best discover vice, but... | |
 | Ralph Philip Boas, Edwin Smith - English literature - 1925 - 490 pages
...Shakespeare, writes: "The virtue of prosperity is temperance; the virtue of adversity is fortitude. . . . Prosperity is not without many fears and distastes; and adversity is not without comforts and hopes. . . . Certainly virtue is like precious odours, most fragrant when they are incensed or crushed: for... | |
 | Jacob Zeitlin - Civilization, Modern - 1926 - 408 pages
...the Holy Ghost hath labored more in describing the afflictions of Job than the felicities of Salomon. Prosperity is not without many fears and distastes;...and melancholy work upon a lightsome ground. Judge, 1 Epistles, 56. 2 ibid., 53. therefore, of the pleasure of the heart by the pleasure of the eye. Certainly,... | |
 | Francis Turner Palgrave - 1926 - 274 pages
...benediction and the clearer evidence ' of God's favour. We see in needle-works and em' broideries, it is more pleasing to have a lively work upon ' a sad and solemn ground, than to have a dark and melan' choly work upon a lightsome ground. Judge therefore ' of the pleasure of the heart by the pleasure... | |
 | Robert Bridges - English literature - 1927 - 348 pages
...; the Virtue of Adversity is Fortitude, which in Morals is the more heroical Virtue. . . Prosper:ty is not without many fears and distastes ; and Adversity is not without comforts and hopes. We see in Needle- works and Embroideries, it is more pleasing to have a lively work upon a sad and solemn ground,... | |
 | George Reuben Potter - English literature - 1928 - 640 pages
...the Holy Ghost hath labored more in describing the afflictions of Job than the felicities of Salomon. Prosperity is not without many fears and distastes;...pleasure of the eye. Certainly virtue is like precious odors, most fragrant when they are incensed or crushed; for prosperity doth best discover vice, but... | |
 | Ashley Horace Thorndike - Speeches, addresses, etc - 1928 - 494 pages
...— OLD TESTAMENT. To rejoice in the prosperity of another is to partake of it. — WILLIAM AUSTIN. Prosperity is not without many fears and distastes...; and adversity is not without comforts and hopes. — BACON. Prosperity walks hand in hand with the dealer who gives service. God, give us Peace, not... | |
 | Robert Bridges - Anglican chants - 1928 - 52 pages
...the Creator and the reliefe of mans estate' Orageinthis: 'we .fee in Needleworks and Embroyderies, it is more pleasing to have a lively work upon a sad...dark and melancholy work upon a lightsome ground. ]udg therefore of the pleasure of the Heart, by the pleasure of the Eye.' I assert of these passages... | |
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Prosperity is not without many fears and distastes ; and ad.versity 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... 
