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... doubt just and necessary , but which she never wholly forgave , but resented in her own humorous way to the end of her life . The disorder passed off , however , and never returned . Meanwhile Carlyle was less completely contented with ...
... doubt just and necessary , but which she never wholly forgave , but resented in her own humorous way to the end of her life . The disorder passed off , however , and never returned . Meanwhile Carlyle was less completely contented with ...
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... doubt to settle itself . Carlyle could not . The importunacy of the overwhelming problem forbade him to settle himself either to law or any other business till he had wrestled down the misgivings which had grappled with him . The ...
... doubt to settle itself . Carlyle could not . The importunacy of the overwhelming problem forbade him to settle himself either to law or any other business till he had wrestled down the misgivings which had grappled with him . The ...
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... Doubt , ' I do not know of a writer on the subject of the death of that monarch who was aware that the warrant for his execution - a strip of parchment measuring some eighteen inches wide by ten deep , on which there are about a dozen ...
... Doubt , ' I do not know of a writer on the subject of the death of that monarch who was aware that the warrant for his execution - a strip of parchment measuring some eighteen inches wide by ten deep , on which there are about a dozen ...
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... doubt many and perhaps the majority are . Many a country - bred lad walks into the neighbouring large town for the purpose of enlisting . We have no record of the number of town - bred recruits rejected by the inspecting surgeon for ...
... doubt many and perhaps the majority are . Many a country - bred lad walks into the neighbouring large town for the purpose of enlisting . We have no record of the number of town - bred recruits rejected by the inspecting surgeon for ...
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... doubt these establishments would shortly become a source of income to the Board . The object of this paper will have been fulfilled if it induces some School Board authorities to devote greater attention to the question of improving and ...
... doubt these establishments would shortly become a source of income to the Board . The object of this paper will have been fulfilled if it induces some School Board authorities to devote greater attention to the question of improving and ...
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Aberdeenshire agricultural alluvium ants authority better Bill Boileau bread British called Carlyle century character Christian Church civilisation colonies doubt duty Ecclefechan Ecitons Edward Irving England English evil existence exports fact faith favour feeling force foreign France free trade French gold Government hand heart hope House of Commons House of Lords human important increased industries interest Ireland Irish Irish Land Act Irving Jews kind Kirkcaldy labour land landlords legislation less living look Lord manufactures matter means ment mind moral nation nature never object officers once Pantheism Parliament party passed perhaps poet poetry political present produce prosperity protection question Ralegh reason religion religious rent scrutin de liste seems spirit tenant things Thomas Carlyle thought tion true truth whole words write Youghal
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Page 286 - All thinking things, all objects of all thought, And rolls through all things. Therefore am I still A lover of the meadows and the woods, ' And mountains ; and of all that we behold From this green earth; of all the mighty world Of eye and ear, both what they half create *, And what perceive...
Page 17 - Seek the Lord while He may be found, call upon Him while He is near. Let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts; let him return to the Lord, and He will have mercy on him; and to our God, for He will abundantly pardon.
Page 11 - But yesterday, the word of Caesar might Have stood against the world : now lies he there, And none so poor to do him reverence.
Page 265 - Happy is the man that hath his quiver full of them : they shall not be ashamed when they speak with their enemies in the gate.
Page 848 - Damn with faint praise, assent with civil leer, And, without sneering, teach the rest to sneer; Willing to wound and yet afraid to strike, Just hint a fault and hesitate dislike...
Page 444 - God hath tempered the body together, having given more abundant honour to that part which lacked: that there should be no schism in the body, but that the members should have the same care one for another. And whether one member suffer, all the members suffer with it; or one member be honoured, all the members rejoice with it.
Page 414 - For the first time for many months it seems possible to send you a few words ; merely, however, for Remembrance and Farewell. On higher matters there is nothing to say. I tread the common road into the great darkness, without any thought of fear, and with very much of hope. Certainty indeed I have none. With regard to You and Me I cannot begin to write ; having nothing for it but to keep shut the lid of those secrets with all the iron weights that are in my power. Towards me it is still more true...
Page 722 - He shall judge the poor of the people, he shall save the children of the needy, and shall break in pieces the oppressor.
Page 42 - I will meet it and defy it.' And as I so thought, there rushed like a stream of fire over my whole soul, and I shook base fear away from me forever. I was strong; of unknown strength; a spirit; almost a god. Ever from that time the temper of my misery was changed ; not fear or whining sorrow was it, but indignation and grim fire-eyed defiance.
Page 632 - O, we poor orphans of nothing — alone on that lonely shore — Born of the brainless Nature who knew not that which she bore ! Trusting no longer that earthly flower would be heavenly fruit — Come from the brute, poor souls — no souls — and to die with the brute...