 | Francis Bacon - 1812 - 348 páginas
...favour. Yet even in the Old Testament, if you listen to David's harp, you shall hear as many herse-like airs as carols; and the pencil of the Holy Ghost hath...Certainly virtue is like precious odours, most fragrant where they are incensed, or crushed; for prosperity doth best discover vice, but adversity doth best... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1815 - 310 páginas
...favour. Yet, even in the Old Testament, if you listen to David's harp, you shall hear as many herselike airs as carols ; and the pencil of the Holy Ghost...Certainly, virtue is like precious odours, most fragrant where they are incensed or crushed ; for prosperity doth best discover vice, but adversity doth best... | |
 | Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1818 - 310 páginas
...Prosperity is the blessing of the Old Testament, Adversity is the blessing of the New, which carrieth the greater benediction, and the clearer revelation...precious odours, most fragrant when they are incensed or crushed : for Prosperity doth best discover vice, but Adversity doth best discover virtue. <Df Simulation... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1818 - 312 páginas
...describing the afflictions of Job, than the felicities of Solomon. OF SIMULATION AND DISSIMULATION. 17 Prosperity is not without many fears and distastes...precious odours, most fragrant when they are incensed or crushed : for Prosperity doth best discover vice, but Adversity doth best discover virtue. (!M Simulation... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1819 - 580 páginas
...Prosperity is the blessing of the Old Testament ; adversity is the blessing of the New, which carrieth the greater benediction, and the clearer revelation...precious odours, most fragrant when they are incensed, or crushed ; for prosperity doth best discover vice, but adversity doth best discover virtue. VI. OF SIMULATION... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1820 - 548 páginas
...favour. Yet even in the Old Testament, if you listen to David's harp, you shall hear as many herse-like airs as carols; and the pencil of the Holy Ghost hath...Certainly virtue is like precious odours, most fragrant where they are incensed, or crushed: for prosperity doth best discover vice, but adversity doth best... | |
 | 1821 - 398 páginas
...favour. Yet even in the Old Testament, if you listen to David's harp, you shall hear as many herselike airs as carols ; and the pencil of the Holy Ghost...Certainly virtue is like precious odours, most fragrant where they are incensed or crushed : for prosperity doth best discover vice, but adversity doth best... | |
 | 1821 - 400 páginas
...favour. Yet even in the Old Testament, if you listen to David's harp, you shall hear as many herselike airs as carols ; and the pencil of the Holy Ghost...Certainly virtue is like precious odours, most fragrant where they are incensed or crushed : for prosperity doth best discover vice, but adversity doth best... | |
 | Henry Southern - 1821 - 398 páginas
...favour. Yet even in the Old Testament, if you listen to David's harp, you shall hear as many herse.like airs as carols ; and the pencil of the Holy Ghost...Certainly virtue is like precious odours, most fragrant where they are incensed or crushed : for prosperity doth best discover vice, but adversity doth best... | |
 | Henry Southern, Sir Nicholas Harris Nicolas - 1821 - 402 páginas
...and hopes. We see in needle-works and embroideries, it is more pleasing to have a lively work upon . sad and solemn ground, than to have a dark and melancholy...Certainly virtue is like precious odours, most fragrant where they are incensed or crushed : for prosperity doth best discover vice, but adversity doth best... | |
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Yet even in the Old Testament, if you listen to David's harp, you shall hear as many hearse-like airs as carols ; and the pencil of the Holy Ghost hath laboured more in describing the afflictions of Job than the felicities of Solomon. Prosperity is not... 
