 Prosperity is the blessing of the Old Testament, adversity is the 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 harp, you shall hear as...  The Retrospective Review - Page 1421821Full view - About this book
 | Henry Reed - 1855 - 411 pages
...David's harp, you shall 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 of Solomon."-)The moral use of tragic poetry consists then in such employment of poetic truth that the... | |
 | Henry Reed - English literature - 1855 - 387 pages
...David's harp, you shall 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 of Solomon."f The moral use of tragic poetry consists then in such employment of poetic truth that the... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - English essays - 1856 - 744 pages
...favour. Yet, eren in the Old Testament, if you listen t David's harp you shall hear as many hearselike airs as carols ; and the pencil of the Holy Ghost...and distastes; and adversity is not without comforts anil hopes. We see in needleworks and emtr iilenes it is more pleaMng to have a lively work apon a... | |
 | 1856
...favour. 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...the felicities of Solomon. Prosperity is not without comforts and hopes. We see in needleworks and embroideries, it is more pleasing to have a lively work... | |
 | Cortlandt Van Rensselaer - Presbyterian Church - 1856
...favour. Yet even in the Old Testament, if you listen to David's harp yon shall hear as many hearse-like airs as carols ; and the pencil of the Holy Ghost...the felicities of Solomon. Prosperity is not without comforts and hopes. We see in needleworks and embroideries, it is more pleasing to have a lively work... | |
 | T. BABINGTON MAOAULAY - 1856
...favour. 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...Job than the felicities of Solomon. Prosperity is riot without many fears and distastes; and adversity is not without comforts ami hopes. We see in needleworks... | |
 | William Henry Smith - Catholics - 1857 - 166 pages
...favour. Yet even in the Old Testament, if you listen to David's harp, you will hear as many hearse-like airs as carols ; and the pencil of the Holy Ghost...Solomon. Prosperity is not without many fears and distates, and adversity is not without comforts and hopes. We see in needleworks and embroideries,... | |
 | Francis Bacon, Richard Whately - Conduct of life - 1857 - 550 pages
...favour. 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...more in describing the afflictions of Job than the felicities1 of Solomon. Prosperity is not without many fears and distastes ; and adversity is not without... | |
 | 1857
...favour. 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...more in describing the afflictions of Job than the felici' ties of Solomon. Prosperity is not without, many fears and distastes ; and adversity is not... | |
 | Henry Reed - 1857 - 360 pages
...David's harp, you shall 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 of Solomon." The moral use of tragic poetry consists then in such employment of poetic truth that the poet's sad... | |
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