| Thomas Carlyle - 1840 - 520 pagine
...this place ! One comfort is, that Great Men, taken up in any way, are profitable company. We catuiot look, however imperfectly, upon a great man, without gaining something by him. He is «ie living light-fountain, which it is good and pleasant to be atar. The light which enlightens, which... | |
| Thomas Carlyle - 1841 - 408 pagine
...justice to in this place ! One comfort is, that Great Men, taken up in any way, are profitable company. We cannot look, however imperfectly, upon a great...without gaining something by him. He is the living light-fountain, which it is good and pleasant to be near. The light which enlightens, which has enlightened... | |
| 1843 - 1068 pagine
...practical realization and embodiment of thoughts that dwelt in the great men sent into the world. . . . We cannot look, however imperfectly, upon a great...without gaining something by him. He is the living light-fountain, which it iï good and pleasant to be near. The light which enlightens, which has enlightened... | |
| 1919 - 1188 pagine
...in a memorable passage, 'one comfort is that great men, taken up in any way, arc profitable company. We cannot look, however imperfectly, upon a great...without gaining something by him. He is the living light-fountain, which it is good and pleasant to be near.' The worship of heroes has been common to... | |
| John Frost - 1847 - 590 pagine
...be considered, were the history of these. " Great men, taken up in any way, are profitable company. We cannot look, however imperfectly, upon a great...without gaining something by him. " He is the living light-fountain, which it is good and pleasant to be near. The light which enlightens, which has enlightened... | |
| Thomas Leverton Donaldson - 1847 - 150 pagine
...the history of these. " One comfort is, that great men, taken up in any way, are profitable company. We cannot look however imperfectly upon a great man without gaining something from him. He is the living light fountain, which it is good and pleasant to be near. The light, which... | |
| Thomas Carlyle - 1849 - 260 pagine
...this place ! JJ: One comfort is, that Great Men, taken up in any way, are prof- -> itable company. We cannot look, however imperfectly, upon a . ^ great...without gaining something by him. He is the living light-fountain, which it is good and pleasant to be near. The light which enlightens, which has enlightened... | |
| 1855 - 336 pagine
...Sketchings," the author paints the virtues of his favorite heroes, ns if he thought, with Carlyle, that " we cannot, look, however imperfectly, upon a great...without gaining something by him. He is the living light-fountain, which it is good and pleasant to be near." Carlyle's heroes were, however, the honored... | |
| Thomas Carlyle - 1858 - 412 pagine
...justice to in this place ! One comfort is, that Great Men, taken up in any way, are profitable company. We cannot look, however imperfectly, upon a great...without gaining something by him. He is the living light-fountain, which it is good and pleasant to be near. The light which enlightens, which has enlightened... | |
| Henry Southgate - 1862 - 774 pagine
...passes on like Samson, and "tells neither father nor mothor of it." LamteT. GH I'! Л Т NESS -Human. We cannot look, however imperfectly, upon a great...without gaining something by him. He is the living light-fountain, which it is good and pleasant to be near ; tho light which enlightens, which has enlightened,... | |
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