 | 1858 - 930 pages
...the Holy Ghost hath laboured more in describing the afflction 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 beet... | |
 | Abraham Mills - 1858 - 594 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... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1858 - 780 pages
...Holy Ghost hath laboured mure in describing the afflictions of Job than the felicities of Solomon. scar Wi/ fye. Certainly virtue is like precious odours, most fragrant when they are incensed or crushed ; for... | |
 | Francis Bacon, Richard Whately - 1858 - 620 pages
...Holy Ghost hath laboured more in describing the afflictions of Job than the felicities1 of Solomon. Prosperity is not without many fears and distastes;...is more pleasing to have a lively work upon a sad 3 and solemn ground, than to have a dark and melancholy work upon a lightsome ground : judge, therefore,... | |
 | Francis Turner Palgrave - 1858 - 294 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... | |
 | Francis Turner Palgrave - 1858 - 274 pages
...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...pleasure of the heart by the pleasure of the eye'. But it is impossible to believe that the great teacher's own heart went with this judgment. Wealth,... | |
 | 1858 - 878 pages
...Holy Ghost has laboured more in describing the afflictions of Job, than the felicities of Solomon. Prosperity is not without many fears and distastes...and adversity is not without comforts and hopes." All heathen religions, it has been often observed, have associated themselves with outward and material... | |
 | 1858 - 798 pages
...afflictions of Job than the felicities of Solomon. Prosperity," he continued, with marked emphasis, ' is not without many fears and distastes, and adversity is not without comforts and hopes.' " ' So in our needleworks and embroideries, Thomas, you see 'tis more pleasing to have a lively work... | |
 | 1858 - 770 pages
...afflictions of Job than the felicities of Solomon. Prosperity,' he continued, with marked emphasis, 'is not without many fears and distastes, and adversity is not without comforts and hopes.' "'So in our needleworks and embroideries, Thomas, you see 'tis more pleasing to have a lively work... | |
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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... 
