 ... in all my poor Historical investigations it has been, and always is, one of the most primary wants to procure a bodily likeness of the personage inquired after; a good Portrait if such exists; failing that, even an indifferent if sincere one. In short,...  Critical and Miscellaneous Essays - Pagina 448door Thomas Carlyle - 1860Volledige weergave - Over dit boek
 | Society of Antiquaries of Scotland - 1852 - 364 pagina’s
...; a good Portrait if such exists ; failing that, even an indifferent if sincere one. In short, any representation, made by a faithful human creature,...which I can never see with mine, is now valuable to mo, and much better than none at all. This, which is my own deep experience, I believe to be, in a... | |
 | 1915 - 784 pagina’s
...indifferent if sincere one. In short, any representation, made by a faithful human creature, of that Pace and Figure, which he saw with his eyes, and which...deeper or less deep degree, the universal one; and that every student and reader of History, who strives earnestly to conceive for himself what manner of Fact... | |
 | Thomas Carlyle - 1869 - 444 pagina’s
...after; a good Portrait if such exists ; failing that, even an indifferent if sincere one. In short, any representation, made by a faithful human creature,...deep degree, the universal one; and that 1 Printed in Proceeding! of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland, vol. i. part 3 (4to, Edinburgh, 1856). VOL.... | |
 | Thomas Carlyle - 1884 - 498 pagina’s
...; a good Portrait if such exists ; failing that, even an indifferent if sincere one. In short, any representation, made by a faithful human creature,...or less deep degree, the universal one ; and that every student and reader of History, who strives earnestly to conceive for himself what manner of Fact... | |
 | American Historical Association - 1916 - 444 pagina’s
...past and of the present, are portraits. Carlyle hit the nail squarely on the head when he said, "Any representation made by a faithful human creature of that face and figure he saw with his eyes" In other words, for the portrait to be of sterling value it must have the guinea... | |
 | James Crabb Watt - 1893 - 528 pagina’s
...; a good Portrait, if such exists ; failing that, even an indifferent if sincere one. In short, any representation, made by a faithful human creature,...valuable to me, and much better than none at all. . . . Often I have found a Portrait superior in real instruction to half a dozen written ' Biographies,'... | |
 | 1893 - 592 pagina’s
...uflcr, a good portrait, if such exists; tailing that, even an indifferent, if sincere oue. In short, any representation, made by a faithful human creature,...saw with his eyes, and which I can never see with nu'ue, is now valuable to me, and much better than none at all. This, which is my own deep experience,... | |
 | John Dowden - 1894 - 354 pagina’s
...; a good Portrait, if such exists ; failing that, even an indifferent if sincere one. In short, any representation, made by a faithful human creature...now valuable to me, and much better than none at all ... Often I have found a Portrait superior in real instruction to half-a-dozen written 'Biographies,'... | |
 | John Wesley Hill - 1895 - 404 pagina’s
...after; a good portrait, if such exists; failing that, even an indifferent, if sincere one. In short, any representation, made by a faithful human creature,...deeper or less deep degree, the universal one; and that every student and reader of history, who strives earnestly to conceive for himself what manner of fact... | |
 | Thomas Carlyle, Reginald Brimley Johnson - 1896 - 132 pagina’s
...THE CONQUEROR . . . 104 WILLIAM IV 104 PROFESSOR JOHN WILSON . . . 105 WORDSWORTH 105 In short, any representation, made by a faithful human creature,...his eyes, and which I can never see with mine, is notu valuable to me, and much better than none at all. This, which is my own deep experience, I believe... | |
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