 For there is no heroic poem in the world but is at bottom a biography, the life of a man : also, it may be said, there is no life of a man, faithfully recorded, but is a heroic poem of its sort, rhymed or unrhymed.  The Atlantic Monthly - Page 61904Full view - About this book
 | Thomas Carlyle - 1899 - 596 pages
...no heroic poem in the world but is at bottom a biography, the life of a man: also, it may be said, there is no life of a man, faithfully recorded, but...is a heroic poem of its sort, rhymed or unrhymed. It is a plan one would prefer, did it otherwise suit; which it does not, in these days. Seven volumes... | |
 | Lilley Brewer Caswell - Athol (Mass.) - 1899 - 692 pages
...Hiram H. Gage. ( 6 ) Adaline Fay married Abel Lord, and Betsey died young. .-j CHAPTER XVBIOGRAPHICAL. "There is no life of a man, faithfully recorded, but...is a heroic poem of its sort, rhymed or unrhymed." l_ MONG THE business men and manufacturers of Athol, who have during the last half century, laid the... | |
 | Libraries - 1901 - 304 pages
...no heroic poem in the world but is at bottom a biography, the life of a man ; also, it may be said, there is no life of a man, faithfully recorded, but...is a heroic poem of its sort, rhymed or unrhymed." And Carlyle's 142 THE LIBRARY RECORD OF AUSTRALASIA. " French Revolution'' itself has been called the... | |
 | Thomas Carlyle - 1901 - 454 pages
...no heroic poem in the world but is at bottom a biography, the life of a man : also, it may be said, there is no life of a man, faithfully recorded, but...is a heroic poem of its sort, rhymed or unrhymed. It is a plan one would prefer, did it otherwise suit ; which it does not, in these days. Seven volumes... | |
 | Etta Austin Blaisdell McDonald, Mary Frances Blaisdell - Spellers - 1901 - 134 pages
...no heroic poem in the world but is at bot-tom a biography, the life of a man ; also, it may be said, there is no life of a man, faithfully recorded, but...is a heroic poem of its sort, rhymed or unrhymed. Adversity is sometimes hard upon a man; but for one man who can stand prosperity there are a hun-dred... | |
 | Etta Austin Blaisdell McDonald, Mary Frances Blaisdell - Spellers - 1901 - 134 pages
...no heroic poem in the world but is at bottom a biography, the life of a man; also, it may be said, there is no life of a man, faithfully recorded, but...is a heroic poem of its sort, rhymed or unrhymed. Adversity is sometimes hard upon a man; but for one man who can stand prosperity there are a hundred... | |
 | Thomas Carlyle - 1901 - 492 pages
...no heroic poem in the world but is at bottom a biography, the life of a man : also, it may be said, there is no life of a man, faithfully recorded, but is a heroic poem of its sort, rhymed or uurhymed. It is a plan one would prefer, did it otherwise suit ; which it does not, in these days.... | |
 | A. T. Robertson - Baptists - 1901 - 510 pages
..."Professor of the Interpretation of the ff{ew Testament in the Southern 'Baptist Theological Seminary There is no life of a man faithfully recorded, but is a heroic poem — Carlylc PHILADELPHIA Copyright 1901 by the AMERICAN BAPTIST PUBLICATION SOCIETY " Si quis piorum... | |
 | Quotations - 1903 - 1186 pages
...no heroic poem in the world but is at bottom a biography, the life of a man ; also it may be said, there is no life of a man, faithfully recorded, but is a heroic poem of its sort, rhymed or uurhymed. Sir Waller Scott. London and Wetlmiutter Eeview, 1838. 1 How comes if to pass, then, that... | |
 | John Bartlett - Quotations - 1903 - 1188 pages
...no heroic poem in the world but is at bottom a biography, the life of a man ; also it may be said, there is no life of a man, faithfully recorded, but...is a heroic poem of its sort, rhymed or unrhymed. Sic Walter Scott. London and Wettmintttr Review, 1S38. 1 How comes it to pass, then, that we appear... | |
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