 Great, not as a hewn obelisk ; but as an Alpine mountain, — so simple, honest, spontaneous, not setting up to be great at all ; there for quite another purpose than being great ! Ah yes, unsubduable granite, piercing far and wide into the Heavens ;...  The national encyclopædia. Libr. ed - 12. oldalszerző: National cyclopaedia - 1884Teljes nézet - Információ erről a könyvről
 | Edward Barrett - 1881 - 412 oldal
...setting-up to be great at all ; there for quite another purpose than being great ! Ah yes, unsubduable granite, piercing far and wide into the Heavens ;...these centuries, and many that are to come yet, will be thankful to Heaven. — H. IV. JOHN KNOX. OUR primary characteristic of a Hero, that he is sincere,... | |
 | William Howie Wylie - 1881 - 444 oldal
...as a hewn obelisk ; but as an Alpine mountain, — so simple, honest, spontaneous. . . . Unsubduable granite, piercing far and wide into the Heavens ;...it fountains green beautiful valleys with flowers !" PREFACE. ^ THIS attempt to give an account of Thomas Carlyle and y. his Works that might be of some... | |
 | Joseph Cook - 1881 - 170 oldal
...future will call Carlyle : " Great, not as a hewn obelisk, but as an Alpine mountain ; unsubduable granite, piercing far and wide into the heavens ;...fountains, green beautiful valleys with flowers." This is a good map of the human conscience as we know it scientifically. This, too, fairly understood,... | |
 | William Howie Wylie - 1881 - 444 oldal
...as a hewn obelisk ; but as an Alpine mountain, — so simple, honest, spontaneous. . . . Unsubduable granite, piercing far and wide into the Heavens ;...it fountains, green beautiful valleys with flowers 1" PREFACE. THIS attempt to give an account of Thomas Carlyle and his Works that might be of some slight... | |
 | Benjamin Wills Newton - 1882 - 700 oldal
...the future will call Carlyle: ' Great, not as a hewn obelisk, but as an Alpine mountain ; unsubduable granite, piercing far and wide into the heavens ;...fountains, green beautiful valleys with flowers.' This is a good map of the human conscience as we know it scientifically. This, too, fairly understood,... | |
 | Wilhelm Rein - 1883 - 248 oldal
...setting up to be great at all ; there for quite another purpose than being great ! Ah, yes, tmsubduable granite, piercing far and wide into the heavens ;...! A right spiritual Hero and Prophet ; once more a tme son of Nature and Fact, for whom these centuries and many that are to come yet will be thankful... | |
 | 1883 - 540 oldal
...spontaneous, not setting up to be great at all ; there for quite another purpose than being great ! . . . A right Spiritual Hero and Prophet; once more, a true...these centuries, and many that are to come yet, will be thankful to Heaven. — CARLYLE. When Luther came to Rome, the future reformer was a young monk,... | |
 | Thomas Carlyle - 1884 - 494 oldal
...setting up to be great at all ; there for quite another purpose than being great ! Ah yes, unsubduable granite, piercing far and wide into the Heavens ;...these centuries, and many that are to come yet, will be thankful to Heaven. The most interesting phasis which the Reformation anywhere assumes, especially... | |
 | 1884 - 622 oldal
...great in intellect, in courage, affection, and integrity. One of our most lovable and precious men — a right spiritual hero and prophet ; once more a true...fact, for whom these centuries, and many that are yet to come, will be thankful to heaven!" This estimate of the old Scotch cynic needs no revision.... | |
 | Thomas Carlyle - 1885 - 490 oldal
...setting up to be great at all ; there for quite another purpose than being great ! Ah yes, unsubduable granite, piercing far and wide into the Heavens ;...these centuries, and many that are to come yet, will be thankful to Heaven. The most interesting phasis which the Reformation anywhere assumes, especially... | |
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