Thus, like a God-created, firebreathing Spirit-host, we emerge from the Inane; haste stormfully across the astonished Earth ; then plunge again into the Inane. Earth's mountains are leveled, and her seas filled up, in our passage : can the Earth, which... Thomas Carlyle: His Life, His Books, His Theories - Pagina 64door Alfred Hudson Guernsey - 1879 - 219 pagina’sVolledige weergave - Over dit boek
| James Fitzjames Stephen - 1873 - 360 pagina’s
...stormfully across the astonished earth, then plunge again into the inane. Earth's mountains are levelled, and her seas filled up in our passage, Can the earth,...adamant some footprint of us is stamped in. The last rear of the host will read traces of the earliest van. But whence ? Oh, Heaven! whither ? Sense knows... | |
| 1874 - 702 pagina’s
...round us, as round the veriest spectre, is eternity; and to eternity minutes are as years and ivons. Thus, like a God-created, fire-breathing spirithost,...resist spirits which have reality and are alive?" To us in our pi'meer life, on the verge of civilization, these considerations of the supremacy of spirit... | |
| Edwin Paxton Hood - 1875 - 520 pagina’s
...scornfully across the astonished Earth ; then plunge again into the Inane. Earth's mountains are levelled, and her seas filled up, in our passage : can the Earth, which is but dead and a vision, resist " We are such Stuff as Dreams are Made of" 109 Spirits which have reality and are alive ? On the hardest... | |
| Thomas Carlyle - 1876 - 406 pagina’s
...stormfully across the astonished Earth ; then plunge again into the Inane. Earth's mountains are levelled, and her seas filled up, in our passage: can the Earth,...alive ? On the hardest adamant some footprint of us is stamped-in ; the last Rear of the host will read traces of the Earliest Van. But whence ? O Heaven,... | |
| Alliance of Reformed Churches Throughout the World Holding the Presbyterian System - 1877 - 400 pagina’s
...stormfully across the astonished earth ; then plunge again into the inane. Earth's mountains are levelled, and her seas filled up, in our passage : can the earth,...adamant some footprint of us is stamped in ; the last rear of the host will read traces of the earliest van. But whence ? 0 Heaven, whither 1 Sense knows... | |
| World alliance of reformed Churches - 1877 - 400 pagina’s
...stormfully across the astonished earth ; then plunge again into the inane. Earth's mountains are levelled, and her seas filled up, in our passage : can the earth,...adamant some footprint of us is stamped in ; the last rear of the host will read traces of the earliest van. But whence ? 0 Heaven, whither? Sense knows... | |
| 1878 - 300 pagina’s
...astonished earth ; then we plunge again into, the Inane. Earth's mountains are levelled, and her seas are filled up, in our passage. Can the earth, which is...adamant some foot-print of us is stamped in. The last rear of the host will read traces of the earliest van. But whence ? O Heaven, whither ? Sense knows... | |
| James Hibbert - 1880 - 96 pagina’s
...stormfully across the astonished Earth; then plunge again into the Inane. Earth's mountains are levelled, and her seas filled up in our passage : can the Earth,...adamant some foot-print of us is stamped in ; the last Eear of the host will read traces of the earliest Van. But whence ? — 0 Heaven, whither ? Sense knows... | |
| Edward Barrett - 1881 - 412 pagina’s
...stormfully across the astonished Earth ; then plunge again into the Inane. Earth's mountains are levelled, and her seas filled up, in our passage : can the Earth,...alive ? On the hardest adamant some footprint of us is stamped-in; the last Rear of the host will read traces of the Earliest Van. But whence ? O Heaven,... | |
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