Thomas Carlyle: A History of His Life in London, 1834-1881, Issue 25, Volume 1Longmans, Green, and Company, 1885 |
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... idle purpose ) profitable , were it even possible . Silence , and go thy ways elsewhither . ' Reluctantly , and only when he found that his wishes would not and could not be respected , Carlyle requested me to undertake the task which ...
... idle purpose ) profitable , were it even possible . Silence , and go thy ways elsewhither . ' Reluctantly , and only when he found that his wishes would not and could not be respected , Carlyle requested me to undertake the task which ...
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... idle tales which sur- vive in tradition become stereotyped into facts . Thus the characters of many of our greatest men , as they stand in history , are left blackened by ground- less calumnies , or credited with imaginary excellences ...
... idle tales which sur- vive in tradition become stereotyped into facts . Thus the characters of many of our greatest men , as they stand in history , are left blackened by ground- less calumnies , or credited with imaginary excellences ...
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... idle word , he never wrote or spoke any single sentence which he did not with his whole 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 ...
... idle word , he never wrote or spoke any single sentence which he did not with his whole 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 ...
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... and meant it to be executed properly , and not an out- cast orphan for whom no one cared . For Mill's sake the misadventure was not spoken of in London . WORDSWORTH . 31 Carlyle had been idle for a week 30 CARLYLE'S LIFE IN LONDON .
... and meant it to be executed properly , and not an out- cast orphan for whom no one cared . For Mill's sake the misadventure was not spoken of in London . WORDSWORTH . 31 Carlyle had been idle for a week 30 CARLYLE'S LIFE IN LONDON .
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... idle for a week or two till he could muster strength to set to work again , and had gone into society as much as he could to distract himself . He was a frequent guest at Henry Taylor's , a good man , ' he said , ' whose laugh reminds ...
... idle for a week or two till he could muster strength to set to work again , and had gone into society as much as he could to distract himself . He was a frequent guest at Henry Taylor's , a good man , ' he said , ' whose laugh reminds ...
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