 | Francis Bacon - 1812 - 348 pages
...Prosperity is not without many fears and distastes; and adversity is not without comforts and hopes. We see in needleworks and embroideries, it is more pleasing...pleasure of the heart by the pleasure of the eye. Certainly virtue is like precious odours, most fragrant where they are incensed, or crushed; for prosperity... | |
 | Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1818 - 310 pages
...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...pleasure of the heart, by the pleasure of the eye. Certainly virtue is like precious odours, most fragrant when they are incensed or crushed : for Prosperity... | |
 | Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1819 - 602 pages
...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...pleasure of the heart by the pleasure of the eye. Certainly virtue is like precious odours, most fragrant when they are incensed, or crushed; for prosperity... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1819 - 580 pages
...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...pleasure of the heart by the pleasure of the eye. Certainly virtue is like precious odours, most fragrant when they are incensed, or crushed; for prosperity... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1820 - 548 pages
...needle-works and embroideries, it ia more pleaamg, \.o Vwree. a. OF SIMULATION AND DISSIMULATION. 31 lively work upon a sad and solemn ground, than to...pleasure of the heart by the pleasure of the eye. Certainly virtue is like precious odours, most fragrant where they are incensed, or crushed: for prosperity... | |
 | Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1822 - 234 pages
...Prosperity is not without many fears and distastes; and adversity is not without comforts and hopes. We see in needleworks and embroideries, it is more pleasing...therefore, of the pleasure of the heart by the pleasure OF SIMULATION AND DISSIMULATION. 25 of the eye. Certainly virtue is like precious odours, most fragrant... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1822 - 238 pages
...Prosperity is not without many fears and distastes; and adversity is not without comforts and hopes. We see in needleworks and embroideries, it is more pleasing...upon a sad and solemn ground, than to have a dark and melanchory work upon a lightsome ground: judge, therefore, of the pleasure of the heart by the pleasure... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1824 - 598 pages
...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...pleasure of the heart by the pleasure of the eye. Certainly virtue is like precious odours, most fragrant when they are incensed, or crushed; for prosperity... | |
 | George Walker - 1825 - 668 pages
...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...pleasure of the heart by the pleasure of the eye. Certainly virtue is like precious odours, most fragrant when they are incensed or crushed ; for prosperity... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1825 - 524 pages
...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...pleasure of the heart by the pleasure of the eye. Certainly virtue is like precious odours, most fragrant when they are incensed, or crushed: for prosperity... | |
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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 upon a lightsome ground : judge, therefore, of the pleasure of the heart by the pleasure of the eye. Bacon. 
