 | John Rae - 1884 - 534 pagine
...undoubtedly taught by his history, that great deeds are immortal. " We cannot look," says Carlyle, " upon a great man, without gaining something by him. He is the living lightfountain, which it is good and pleasant to be near ; the light which enlightens, which has enlightened... | |
 | Thomas Carlyle - 1885 - 490 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... | |
 | Al Sirat society, Oakland, Calif - 1886 - 64 pagine
...it rot ? At bottom, it is'the poet's first gift, as it is all men's, that he have intellect enough. 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. Quackery gives birth to nothing; gives death... | |
 | Richmond Athenaeum - 1886 - 388 pagine
...hopeful that one good, if only one, may result from this dim and feeble sketch of a noble life, for — We cannot look, however imperfectly, upon a great man without gaining something by him. He is a living light fountain, which it is good and pleasant to be near. The light which enlightens the darkness... | |
 | 1895 - 366 pagine
...precious as the memoiy of its pioneers. Such hero worship is inspiring and ennobling. Says Carlyle: "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 enlighted,... | |
 | 1887 - 564 pagine
...was a Killiecrankie man." " Great men," said Carlyle, " taken up in any way, are profitable company. We cannot look, however imperfectly, upon a great man without gaining something by him." To determine Montrose's claim to greatness, it would first be necessary to determine the essential... | |
 | 1887 - 896 pagine
...was a Killiecrankie man." " Great men," said Carlyle, " taken up in any way, are profitable company. We cannot look, however imperfectly, upon a great man without gaining something by him." To determine Montrose's claim to greatness, it would first be necessary to determine the essential... | |
 | 1900 - 368 pagine
...Such hero worship is inspiring and ennobling. Says Carlyle: "We cannot look, however imperfectly, upou 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 enlighted,... | |
 | Thomas Carlyle - 1888 - 202 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... | |
 | thomas carlyle - 1888
...this place ! One comfort is, that Great Men, taken up in any way, are profitable company. We canuut 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... | |
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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. The light which enlightens, which has enlightened the darkness of the world; and this not... 
