 Heaven, it is mysterious, it is awful to consider that we not only carry each a future Ghost within him ; but are, in very deed, Ghosts ! These Limbs, whence had we them ; this stormy Force ; this life-blood with its burning Passion ? They are dust and...  Fraser's Magazine for Town and Country - Page 871834Full view - About this book
 | 1837 - 424 pages
...half-hundred have vanished from it, some half-hundred have arisen in it, ere thy watch ticks once. " O Heaven, it is mysterious, it is awful, to consider...this stormy force ; this life-blood with its burning passions 1 They are dust and shadow ; a shadow-system gathered round our ME ; wherein, through some... | |
 | Thomas Carlyle - 1840 - 326 pages
...half-hundred have ' vanished from it, some half-hundred have arisen in it, ' ere thy watch ticks once. ' O Heaven, it is mysterious, it is awful to consider...shadow; a 'Shadow-system gathered round our ME; wherein, 1 through some moments or years, the Divine Essence ' is to be revealed in the Flesh. That warrior... | |
 | Thomas Carlyle - 1840 - 328 pages
...half-hundred have ' vanished from it, some half-hundred have arisen in it, ' ere thy watch ticks once. ' O Heaven, it is mysterious, it is awful to consider...' its burning Passion? They are dust and shadow; a ' Sltadow-systrm gathered round our ME; wherein, ' through some moments or year?, the Divine Essence... | |
 | 1848 - 624 pages
...give the cjosiiicr paragraphs, which cannot be too often quoted or too often read. ' UliTTeav^rTMt is mysterious — it is awful to consider that we...not only car,ry each a future Ghost within him : but we are, in every deed, ghosls ! These Limbs, whence had we them ; this stormy Force ; this life-blood,... | |
 | 1848 - 594 pages
...reader. We can ouly give the closing paragraphs, which cannot be too often quoted or too often read. ' Oh Heaven ! it is mysterious — it is awful to consider that we not ouly carry each a future Ghost within him : but we are, in every deed, ghosts! These Limbs, whence... | |
 | Edwin Paxton Hood - 1852 - 248 pages
...hundred have vanished from it— some half hundred have arisen in it, ere the watch ticks once. " Oh, Heaven ! it is mysterious — it is awful to consider...limbs, whence had we them, this stormy force — this life-bloorl, with its burning passion. ? They are dust and shadow — a shadow system gathered around... | |
 | Thomas Carlyle - 1858 - 412 pages
...half-hundred ' have vanished from it, some half-hundred have arisen in it, ere ' thy watch ticks once. ' O Heaven, it is mysterious, it is awful to consider...its burning Passion? They are dust and 'shadow; a Shadow- system gathered round our ME; wherein, ' through some moments or years, the Divine Essence... | |
 | 1860 - 1176 pages
...half-hundred have vanished from it, sume half-hundred have arisen in it, ere thy watch ticks once. " 0 Heaven, it is mysterious, it is awful to consider...a future Ghost within him ; but are, in very deed, Ohosts ! These Limbs, whence had we them ; this stormy Force ; this life-blood with its burning Passion... | |
 | Thomas Carlyle - 1862 - 656 pages
...half-hundred have vanished from it, ' some half-hundred have arisen in it, ere thy watch ticks once. ' O .Heaven, it is mysterious, it is awful to consider...' Force ; this life-blood with its burning Passion 1 They are ' dust and shadow ; a Shadow-system gathered round our ME ; ' wherein through some moments... | |
 | Hippolyte Adolphe Taine - 1864 - 206 pages
...» hors de notre vue (1).» Nous n'en avons que le sentiment, nous n'en avons point l'idée. Nous j, that we not only carry each a future Ghost within...him; •, but are, in very deed, Ghosts! These Limbs, whcnce bad > we ihcm ; this stormy Force ; this life-blood with its burn» ing Passion ? They are dust... | |
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