Thomas Carlyle: A History of His Life in London, 1834-1881, Issue 25, Volume 1Longmans, Green, and Company, 1885 |
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... heart believe to be true . Conscious though he was that he had talents above those of common men , he sought neither rank nor fortune for himself . When he became famous and moved as an equal among the great of the land , he was content ...
... heart believe to be true . Conscious though he was that he had talents above those of common men , he sought neither rank nor fortune for himself . When he became famous and moved as an equal among the great of the land , he was content ...
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... heart , and those who have admired his writings will equally admire himself when they see him in his actual likeness . I , for myself , concluded , though not till after long hesitation , that there should be no reserve , and there ...
... heart , and those who have admired his writings will equally admire himself when they see him in his actual likeness . I , for myself , concluded , though not till after long hesitation , that there should be no reserve , and there ...
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... hearts were set on material things - who for religion were content with decent unrealities , satisfying their ... heart , and he could not rest till he was delivered of it . England just then was rushing along in the enthusiasm of ...
... hearts were set on material things - who for religion were content with decent unrealities , satisfying their ... heart , and he could not rest till he was delivered of it . England just then was rushing along in the enthusiasm of ...
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... you only I can so much as complain . My true Annan- dalians would but in vain afflict themselves with my cares . Other heart there is none in the world that would even very honestly do that . My friends here admit cheerfully that.
... you only I can so much as complain . My true Annan- dalians would but in vain afflict themselves with my cares . Other heart there is none in the world that would even very honestly do that . My friends here admit cheerfully that.
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... heart's blood , as you sympathetically say ) for perhaps six months - then a total cessation . Though I my- self were able to write articles for ever , that is nothing . They are off after any new thing , ' and you stand wondering alone ...
... heart's blood , as you sympathetically say ) for perhaps six months - then a total cessation . Though I my- self were able to write articles for ever , that is nothing . They are off after any new thing , ' and you stand wondering alone ...
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