 | Thomas Carlyle - 1840 - 520 pagine
...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... | |
 | 1843 - 1068 pagine
...embodiment of thoughts that dwelt in the great men sent into the world. . . . We cannot look, however imperfectly, upon a great man, 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 the world, and... | |
 | 1919 - 1188 pagine
...'one comfort is that great men, taken up in any way, arc profitable company. We cannot look, however imperfectly, upon a great man, without gaining something...light-fountain, which it is good and pleasant to be near.' The worship of heroes has been common to all the great, emancipating periods of history, for the simple... | |
 | John Frost - 1847 - 590 pagine
...history of these. " Great men, taken up in any way, are profitable company. We cannot look, however imperfectly, upon a great man, without gaining something...enlightened the darkness of the world : and this not a kindled lamp only, but rather as a natural luminary shining by the gift of Heaven ; a flowing light-fountain,... | |
 | Thomas Leverton Donaldson - 1847 - 150 pagine
...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,...enlightened the darkness of the world. And this not as a kindred lamp only, but rather as a material luminary, shining by the gift of Heaven ; a flowing light... | |
 | 1855 - 336 pagine
...the virtues of his favorite heroes, ns if he thought, with Carlyle, that " we cannot, look, however imperfectly, upon a great man, without gaining something...light-fountain, which it is good and pleasant to be near." Carlyle's heroes were, however, the honored dead, while we are called to bestow transcendent admiration... | |
 | Henry Southgate - 1862 - 774 pagine
..."tells neither father nor mothor of it." LamteT. GH I'! Л Т NESS -Human. We cannot look, however imperfectly, upon a great man, without gaining something...light-fountain, which it is good and pleasant to be near ; tho light which enlightens, which has enlightened, the darkness of the world ; and this, not as a... | |
 | Henry Griffin Parrish - 1863 - 338 pagine
...the words of Carlyle, in bidding farewell to the subject of this sketch : " We cannot look, however imperfectly, upon a great man, 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... | |
 | David Thomas - 1868 - 404 pagine
...Longer in bewailing and in anguish ?" Abersychan. WILLIAM GRIFFITHS. CREATNE88. We cannot look, however imperfectly, upon a great man without gaining something...living light-fountain which it is good and pleasant to he near ; the light which enlightens, which has enlightened, the darkness of the world ; and this not... | |
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We cannot look, however imperfectly, upon a great man, without gaining something by him. He is the living light-fountain, which it is good and pleasant to be near. 
