 | Francis Bacon - 1720 - 528 pages
...(after the manner of the Stoicks ; ) That the good Things which belong to PROSPERITY are to be Wijhed\ but the good Things that belong to ADVERSITY are to be Admired. Certainly, if that be rightly termed a Miracle, which is above Nature, the greateft Miracles appear... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1812 - 348 pages
...unfortunate. Of IT was an high speech of Seneca, (after the manner of the Stoics,) that the good things which belong to prosperity are to be wished, but the good...things that belong to adversity are to be admired: " Bona rertim secundarum optabilia, adversarurn mirabilia." Certainly, if miracles be the command over... | |
 | 1814 - 568 pages
...of Seneca, that " bona rerum secundarum sunt optabilia, adversarum mirabilia," the good things which belong to prosperity, are to be wished ; but the good...things that belong to adversity are to be admired. Queen Catherine, who was repudiated by Henry the Eighth, used to say, that " she would not willingly... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1815 - 310 pages
...ADVERSITY. IT was an high speech of Seneca, (after the manner of the Stoics), that the good things which belong to prosperity are to be wished, but the good...things that belong to adversity are to be admired : " Bona rerum secundarum " optabilia, adversarum mirabilia." Certainly if miracles be the command... | |
 | Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1818 - 310 pages
...©f 1.T was a high speech of Seneca, (after the manner of the Stoics) " that the good things which belong to Prosperity are to be wished, but the good...things that belong to Adversity are to be admired :" " Bona rerum secundarum optabilia, adversarum mirabilia." Certainly, if miracles be the command... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1818 - 312 pages
...unfortunate. IT was a high speech of Seneca, (after the manner of the Stoics) " that the good things which belong to Prosperity are to be wished, but the good...things that belong to Adversity are to be admired :" " Bona rerum secundarum optabilia, adversarum mirabilia." Certainly, if miracles be the command... | |
 | Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1819 - 602 pages
...ADVERSITY. IT was an high speech of Seneca, after the manner of the Stoics, that the good things which belong to prosperity are to be wished, but the good...things that belong to adversity are to be admired : Bona rerum secundarum optabilia, adversarum mirabilia. Certainly if miracles be the command over... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1820 - 548 pages
...ADVERSITY. IT was a high speech of Seneca (after the manner of the Stoics), that the good things which belong to prosperity are to be wished, but the good...things that belong to adversity are to be admired: "Bona rerum secundarum optabilia, adversarum mirabilia." Certainly, if miracles be the command over... | |
 | 1821 - 416 pages
...ADVERSITY. IT was a high speech of Seneca (after the manner of the Stoics) , that the good things which belong to prosperity are to be wished, but the good...things that belong to adversity are to be admired : " Bona rerum secundarmn optabilia, adversarum mirabilia." Certainly, if miracles be the command over... | |
 | John Timbs - 1823 - 330 pages
...world would work on our sensibilities with redoubled effect. Seneca says that " the good things which belong to prosperity are to be wished, but the good...things that belong to adversity are to be admired ;" and, certainly no maxim was ever more fully verified in the scenes and events of passing life. We... | |
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That the good things which belong to prosperity are to be wished; but the good things that belong to adversity are to be admired." "Bona rerum secundarum optabilia; adversarum mirabilia." Certainly if miracles be the command over nature, they appear most... 
