 | 1807 - 570 pàgines
...than precious ointment ; and the day of death than the day of one's birth. 2 ^f -ft is better to go to the house of mourning, than to go to the house of feasting : for that in the end of all men ; and the living will lay it to his heart. 3 Sorrow is better than laughter :... | |
 | Hugh Blair - 1808 - 446 pàgines
...Benefits to be derived from the the House of Mourning. ECCLESIASTES, vii. 2, 3,4. It is better to go to the house of mourning, than to go to the house...for that is the end of all men, and the living will Jay it to his heart. Sorrow is better than laughter ; for by the sadness of the countenance the heart... | |
 | Joseph Hall - 1808 - 568 pàgines
...which his birth begins, and begins those happinesses, which the present life is not Capable of. VII. 2 For that is the end of all men ; and the living will lay it to his heart. For that death, which is the occasion of such mourning, is the end of all men ; and those, that are... | |
 | Joseph Hall (bp. of Norwich.) - 1808 - 574 pàgines
...which his birth begins, and begins those happinesses, which the present life is not capable of. VII. 2 For that is the end of all men; and the living will lay it to his heart. For that death, which is the occasion of such mourning, is the end of all men ; and those, that arc... | |
 | Joseph Hall (bp. of Norwich.) - 1808 - 558 pàgines
...these. It is better to go to the house of mourning, saith Solomon, than to go to the house of feasting. Sorrow is better than laughter ; for, by the sadness of the countenance the heart is made better ; Eccl. vfi. 2, 3. If Job's children do but meet at a kind banquet, their father is fain to expiate... | |
 | Hugh Blair, James Finlayson - 1808 - 448 pàgines
...Benefits to be derived from the the House of Mourning. ECCLESIASTES, vii. 2, 3, 4. It is better to go to the house of mourning, than to. go to the house of feasting ; for. that h the end of all men, and the living will lay it to his heart. Sorrow is better than laughter ; for... | |
 | 1809 - 1150 pàgines
...death than the day of one's birth. 2 f It in better to go to the house of mourning, than to go to (he ram ; and Aaron and his s<ins shall put their hands upon the head of the r;ini. ] 6 And tho 3 Sorrow is better than laughter : for by the sadness of the countenance the heart is made better.... | |
 | James Fordyce - 1809 - 332 pàgines
...edifying to this soul is this generous sensibility ! " 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 heart. Sor" row is better than laughter : for by the sadness of " the countenance the heart is made... | |
 | 1809 - 454 pàgines
...convinced me that the wordsot the prophet are true, " it is better to go to the house of mourning than to the house of feasting for that is the end of all rrrt. and the living will lay it to btt heart." A Dying Youth, A young person on the bed of sickness... | |
 | James Beattie, Thomas Gray - 1809 - 414 pàgines
...render men proud, irreligious, and inattentive : so that Solomon had good reason for affirming, that " by the sadness of the " countenance the heart is made better." The exercise of pity, even towards imaginary suf* fr rings, cannot fail to give pleasure, if attended,... | |
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It is better to go to the house of mourning, than to go to the house of feasting : for that is the end of all men ; and the living will lay it to his heart. 
