 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. Sorrow is better than laughter: for by the sadness of the countenance the heart is made better....  Sermons to Young Women - Pagina 94di James Fordyce - 1809 - 312 pagineVisualizzazione completa - Informazioni su questo libro
 | 1611 - 360 pagine
...house of feasting : 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 sadness of the...; but the heart of fools is in the house of mirth. It is better to hear the rebuke of the wise, than for a man to hear the song of fools. For as the crackling... | |
 | John Abernethy - 1748 - 414 pagine
...of all men, and the living lay it to his heart. Sorrow is better than 'laughter, for by the fadne/s of the countenance the heart is made better. 'The heart of the wife is in the houfe of mourning, but the heart of fools is in the houfe of mirth. p. 230 SERMON XI.... | |
 | Sophia Hume - 1752 - 166 pagine
...Mourning, than to the Houfe of Feafting ; and that Sorrow ts better than Laughter ; for by the Sadne/s of the Countenance, the Heart is made better : T'he Heart of the Wife, is in the Houfe of Mourning ; but the Heart of Fools, in the Houfe Mirth : Thus, thou may rejoice,... | |
 | Hugh Blair - 1790 - 470 pagine
...all men, and the lining will lay it to his heart. Sorrow is better than laughter ; for by thefadnefs of the countenance the heart is made better. The heart of the wife is in the houfe of mourning ; but the , heart of fools is in the houfe of mirth. 366 SERMON XIV.... | |
 | Richard Baxter - 1791 - 212 pagine
...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 heart of the wife is in the houfe of mourning ; but the heart of fools is in the houfe of mirth. It is better to... | |
 | 1808 - 500 pagine
...feasting, for that is the end of all men, and the living will lay it to his heart. Sorrow," he continues, " is better than laughter, for by the sadness of the...but the heart of fools is in the house of mirth/' And surely, there will be found mourning enough, whence all that caused joy and gladness hath been... | |
 | Sacred hours - 1804 - 500 pagine
...house of feasting; 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 sadness of the...mourning; but the heart of fools is in the house of mirth. It is better to hear the rebuke of the wise, than for a man to hear the song of fouls. Better is an... | |
 | Job Orton, Robert Gentleman - 1805 - 476 pagine
...active, lively persons should in those circum$ stances lie impressed. Sorrow, a composed, serious spirit, [is] better than laughter : for by the sadness of the countenance the heart is made better ; affliction is helpful to every grace ; it Jills the heart with humanity and compassion, and gives... | |
 | William Godwin - 1805 - 336 pagine
...serenity. He was a wiser man" than they, who said, " It is good to dwell in the house of mourning; for by the sadness of the countenance the heart is made better." Certainly I found a salutary and purifying effect, in talking to the spirit of my father when I was... | |
 | John Bunyan - 1806 - 454 pagine
..." it is better to go to the house of mourning, than to go to the house of feasting :"1 and again, " The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning, but the heart of fools is in the house of mirth." 1 Er.cl. vii. 2. 4. So he asked the young men; What the house was called on the other side of the cross... | |
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