 | Charles Drelincourt - 1732 - 536 pàgines
...of the Wife Man ; // is better to go to the Houfe of Mourning, than to that of Feafting, Eccl. vii. for that is the end of all Men, and the living will lay it to his Heart. Never look upon a deceafed Body ftretched upon a Bed, or upon a dead Corpfe in a Coffin, but remember... | |
 | Laurence Sterne - 1766 - 326 pàgines
...than to the boufe of feajting.— THAT I deny—but let us hear the wife man's reafoning upon it—for that is the end of all men, and the living will lay it to his heart: forrvw is better than laughter for a crack'd-brain'd order of Carthufian monks, I grant, but not for... | |
 | John Witherspoon, William Shenstone - 1768 - 360 pàgines
...vii. 2. 3. " It is better to go to " the houfe of mourning, than to go to the houfe " of feafting: for that is the end of all men, and " the living will lay it to his heart. Sorrow is " better than laughter : for by the fadnefs of the " countenance the heart is made better."... | |
 | Nathaniel Spinckes - 1775 - 468 pàgines
...(d) It is better, fays the preacher, to go to the boufe of mourning, than to the boufe of Jeafting ; for that is the end of all men, and the living -will lay it to heart. What better motive can there be to a true repentance for all our fins, and a ferious and affecting... | |
 | Andrew Gray (minister in Abernethy.) - 1777 - 528 pàgines
...better,* fays Solomon, * to go to the houfc of ' mourning, * mourning, than to go to the houfe of feaftmg, for that is the end of all men, and the living will lay ' it to his heart. Sorrow is better than laughter j ' for, by the fadnefsof the countenance, the heart is * made better.... | |
 | Laurence Sterne - 1780 - 480 pàgines
...mourning than to the houfe of feafting. I deny — but let us hear the wife man's reafoning upon it — . for that is the end of all men, and the living will lay it to his heart : forrow is hetter than laughter — for a crack'd. brain'd order of Carthufian monks, I grant, but... | |
 | Hugh Blair - 1784 - 274 pàgines
...vu. 2. ', 4. It is ietter to go ti the houfe of mourning, than to go to the hotefe of feafling ; far that is the end of all men, and the living will lay it to bis heart. Sorrow is ietter than laughter ; for iy thefadnefs of the countenance the heart is made... | |
 | Thomas Francklin - 1787 - 404 pàgines
...them, tha.t \. . , . It is better to go to the houfe of mourning than to the houfe offeqfting - } f or that is the end of all men, and the living 'will lay it /<? heart* *' Sorrow, fays he, is better than laughter, for by the fadnefs of the countenance the heart... | |
 | 1788 - 598 pàgines
...one's birth. the houfe of mourning, than 2 fl It is better to go to to to go to the houfeof feafting; for that is. the end of all men; and the living will lay it to his heart. . ,. .,; 3 Sorrow is better than laughter ; for by the fadnefs of the countenance the heart is made... | |
 | Richard Baxter - 1791 - 212 pàgines
...2, 3, 4, 5, 6. " It is better to go to the houfe of mourning than to go to the houfe of feafting ; for that is the end of all men, and the living will lay it to his heart. Sorrow is better than laughter ; for by the fadnels of the countenance the heart is made better. The... | |
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The Wise Man says, at the 12th verse of this chapter, that ' Wisdom is a defence'—' It is better to go to the House of Mourning, than to the House of Feasting : for that is the end of all men, and the living will lay it to his heart.' There is not a... 
