What art thou afraid of? Wherefore, like a coward, dost thou forever pip and whimper, and go cowering and trembling? Despicable biped! what is the sum-total of the worst that lies before thee? Death? Well, Death; and say the pangs of Tophet too, and all... Macmillan's Magazine - Page 1611882Full view - About this book
| Thomas Carlyle - Transcendentalism in literature - 1831 - 294 pages
...pavements hot as Nebuchadnezzar's Furnace ; whereby doubtless my spirits were little cheered ; when, all at once, there rose a Thought in me, and I asked myself...thou afraid of ? Wherefore, like a coward, dost thou forever pip and whimper, and go cowering and trembling ? Despicable biped ! what is the sumtotal of... | |
| Thomas Carlyle - Clothing and dress - 1837 - 322 pages
...pavements hot as Nebuchadnezzar's furnace ; whereby, doubtless, my spirits were little cheered ; when, all at once, there rose a thought in me, and I asked myself:...thou afraid of? Wherefore, like a coward, dost thou forever pip and whimper, and go cowering and trembling ! Despicable biped ! What is the sum-total of... | |
| Thomas Carlyle - 1838 - 338 pages
...hot as Nebuchadnezzar's Furnace ; ' whereby doubtless my spirits were little cheered ; when, ' all at once, there rose a Thought in me, and I asked ' myself: " What art thou afraid of? Wherefore, ike € a coward, dost thou for ever pip and whimper, and 'go cowering and trembling? Despicable biped!... | |
| Thomas Carlyle - Clothing and dress - 1840 - 324 pages
...hot as Nebuchadnezzar's Furnace ; ' whereby doubtless my spirits were little cheered ; when, ' all .at once, there rose a Thought in me, and I asked ' myself: " What art thoii afraid of? Wherefore, like ' a coward, dost thou for ever pip and whimper, and 'go cowering and... | |
| Thomas Carlyle - English essays - 1846 - 490 pages
...pavements hot as Nebuchadnezzar's Fur'nace; whereby doubtless my spirits were little cheered ; when, 'all at once, there rose a Thought in me, and I asked myself...cowering and trembling ? ' Despicable biped ! what is the snm-total of the worst that lies ' before thee ? Death 1 Well, Death ; and say the pangs of ' Tophet... | |
| Thomas Carlyle - English essays - 1846 - 260 pages
...hot as Nebuchadnezzar's Fur' nace ; whereby doubtless my spirits were little cheered ; when, ' all at once, there rose a Thought in me, and I asked myself: ' ""What art thou afraid pf .2 Wherefore, like a coward, dost thou ' for ever pip and whimper, and go cowering and trembling... | |
| Thomas Carlyle - Chartism - 1848 - 654 pages
...hot as Nebuchadnezzar's Fur ' nace ; whereby doubtless my spirits were little cheered ; when, ' all at once, there rose a Thought in me, and I asked myself:...cowering and trembling ? ' Despicable biped ! what is the snm-total of the worst that lies ' before thee ? Death ? Well, Death ; and say the pangs of ' Tophet... | |
| Thomas Carlyle - Heroes - 1858 - 412 pages
...pavements hot as Nebuchadnezzar's Furnace ; ' whereby doubtless my spirits were little cheered ; when, all at ' once, there rose a Thought in me, and I asked...thou afraid of? Wherefore, like a coward, dost thou forever ' pip and whimper, and go cowering and trembling ? Despicable ' biped ! what is the sum-total... | |
| Thomas Carlyle - 1866 - 138 pages
...pavements hot as Nebuchadnezzar's Furnace; whereby doubtless my spirits were little cheered; when, all at once, there rose a Thought in me, and I asked myself: ' What art thou afraid ofl Wherefore, like a coward, dost thou for ever pip and whimper, and go cowering and trembling 1 Despicable... | |
| John Brookes (F.G.S.) - 1868 - 70 pages
...thou die ? The sense of death is most in apprehension." In Sartor Resartus is this fine passage — " I asked myself : What art thou afraid of? Wherefore,...like a coward, dost thou for ever pip and whimper, ;uid go cowering and trembling ? Despicable biped ! what is the sum-total of the worst that lies before... | |
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