 Prosperity 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, than to have a dark and melancholy work...  Essays - 20. lappuseautors: Francis Bacon - 1883 - 217 lapasPilnskats - Par šo grāmatu
 | J. C. - 1806 - 156 lapas
...appropriated the long summer day, and the winter's contracted one. THE SAGE EDNOR. " Prosperity is not without many fears and distastes ; and adversity is not without comforts and hopes. The good things which belong to prosperity are to be wished ; but the good things which belong to adversity... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1812 - 348 lapas
...laboured more in describing the afflictions of Job than the felicities of Solomon. Prosperity is not without many fears and distastes; and adversity is...heart by the pleasure of the eye. Certainly virtue is like precious odours, most fragrant where they are incensed, or crushed; for prosperity doth best discover... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1815 - 310 lapas
...laboured more in describing the afflictions of Job than the felicities of Solomon. Prosperity is not without many fears and distastes ; and adversity is...heart by the pleasure of the eye. Certainly, virtue is like precious odours, most fragrant where they are incensed or crushed ; for prosperity doth best discover... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1818 - 312 lapas
...afflictions of Job, than the felicities of Solomon. OF SIMULATION AND DISSIMULATION. 17 Prosperity is not without many fears and distastes ; and Adversity is...heart, by the pleasure of the eye. Certainly virtue is like precious odours, most fragrant when they are incensed or crushed : for Prosperity doth best discover... | |
 | Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1818 - 310 lapas
...laboured more in describing the afflictions of Job, than the felicities of Solomon. Prosperity is not without many fears and distastes ; and Adversity is...heart, by the pleasure of the eye. Certainly virtue is like precious odours, most fragrant when they are incensed or crushed : for Prosperity doth best discover... | |
 | Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1819 - 602 lapas
...laboured more in describing the afflictions of Job than the felicities of Solomon. Prosperity is not without many fears and distastes ; and adversity is...heart by the pleasure of the eye. Certainly virtue is like precious odours, most fragrant when they are incensed, or crushed ; for prosperity doth best discover... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1820 - 548 lapas
...laboured more in describing the afflictions of Job than the felicities of Solomon. Prosperity is not without many fears and distastes; and adversity is...heart by the pleasure of the eye. Certainly virtue is like precious odours, most fragrant where they are incensed, or crushed: for prosperity doth best discover... | |
 | Henry Southern - 1821 - 398 lapas
...laboured more in describing the afflictions of Job than the felicities of Solomon. Prosperity is not without many fears and distastes ; and adversity is...heart by the pleasure of the eye. Certainly virtue is like precious odours, most fragrant where they are incensed or crushed : for prosperity doth best discover... | |
 | 1821 - 398 lapas
...laboured ' more in describing the afflictions of Job than the felicities of Solomon. Prosperity is not without many fears and distastes ; and adversity is...heart by the pleasure of the eye. Certainly virtue is like precious odours, most fragrant where they are incensed or crushed : for prosperity doth best discover... | |
 | 1821 - 400 lapas
...laboured more in describing the afflictions of Job than the felicities of Solomon. Prosperity is not without many fears and distastes ; and adversity is...heart by the pleasure of the eye. Certainly virtue is like precious odours, most fragrant where they are incensed or crushed : for prosperity doth best discover... | |
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