 I could read it, to be a man of deep and ardent sensibilities, of delicate intuitions, just sympathies ; originally an almost poetic soul, or man of genius, as we term it ; stamped by Nature as capable of far other work than squalling here, like a blind...  The Keepsake - Pagina 881852Volledige weergave - Over dit boek
 | 586 pagina’s
...must, by their own and other people's labor, have got a training equal or superior in tni IH ununets, earnest assiduity, and patient travail, to what breeds men to the most arduous trades. I speak not of lungs' grandees, or the like show-figures; but few soldiers, judges, men of letters, can have had such... | |
 | 1852 - 820 pagina’s
...nnifit, by their own and other people's labor, have got a training equal or superior in toilsomcness, earnest assiduity, and patient travail, to what breeds...to the most arduous trades. I speak not of kings' gramleas, or the like showfigures; but few soldiers, judges, men of letters, can have had such pains... | |
 | Abel Stevens, James Floy - 1857 - 586 pagina’s
...them bad aptitudes, perhaps, of a distinguished kind, and must, by their own and other people's labor, have got a training equal or superior. In toilsomeness,...trades. I speak not of kings, grandees, or the like show figures ; but few soldiers, judge», men of letters, can have had such pains taken with them.... | |
 | John Sullivan Dwight - 1858 - 426 pagina’s
...distinguished kind, and must, by their own and other people's labor, have got a training equal or superior m toilsomeness, earnest assiduity, and patient travail,...trades. I speak not of kings, grandees, or the like show figures ; but few soldiers, judges, men of letters, can have had such pains taken with them. The... | |
 | Abel Stevens, James Floy - 1857 - 584 pagina’s
...must, by their own and other people's labor, have got a training equal or superior, in loilsomoness, earnest assiduity, and patient travail, to what breeds...trades. I speak not of kings, grandees, or the like show flgures; but few soldiers, judge-?, nu;n of letters, can have bad euch pains taken with them.... | |
 | 1859 - 858 pagina’s
...far as I could read it, to be a man of deep and ardent sensibilities, of delicate intuitions, great sympathies, originally an almost poetic soul, or man...trades. I speak not of kings, grandees, or the like show figures ; but few soldiers, judges, men of letters, can have had such pains taken with them. The... | |
 | Thomas Carlyle - 1860 - 536 pagina’s
...tones of his voice, by his general bearing, so far as I could read it, to be a man of deep and ardeut sensibilities, of delicate intuitions, just sympathies...can have had such pains taken with them. The very balletgirls, with their muslin saucers round them, were perhaps little short of miraculous ; whirling... | |
 | Thomas Carlyle - 1860 - 534 pagina’s
...or man of genins, as we term it; stamped by ^Nature as capable of far other work than I•quailing here, like a blind Samson, to make the Philistines...can have had such pains taken with them. The very balletgirls, with their muslin saucers round them, were perhaps little short of miraculous ; whirling... | |
 | Thomas Carlyle - 1869 - 450 pagina’s
...Caliph Alraschid, or him that commanded the slaves of the Lamp ; a hall as if fitted-up by the genii, regardless of expense. Upholstery, and the outlay...can have had such pains taken with them. The very balletgirls, with their muslin saucers round them, were perhaps little short of miraculous; whirling... | |
 | Thomas Carlyle - 1869 - 444 pagina’s
...Samson, to make the Philistines sport ! Nay, all of them had aptitudes, perhaps of a distinguished land ; and must, by their own and other people's labour,...can have had such pains taken with them. The very balletgirls, with their muslin saucers round them, were perhaps little short of miraculous ; whirling... | |
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