 Great Man" impressed very legibly on Portland-stone there ! Yes, all manner of help, and pious response from Men or Nature, is always what we call silent ; cannot speak or come to light, till it be seen, till it be spoken to. Every noble work is at first...  Past and present - Seite 407von Thomas Carlyle - 1897Vollansicht - Über dieses Buch
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...speak, and say "I am here": Perhaps an allusion to Wren's memorial (see note to 171.13-14). 198.1-2. Like Gideon thou shalt spread out thy fleece at the door of thy tent: Gideon spread the fleece as a means of receiving a sign from God that he would save Israel (Judges... | |
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...spoken to. Every noble work is at first "impossible." In every truth, for every noble work the every truth, for every noble work the possibilities will lie diffused through Immensity, inarticuluate, undiscoverable except to faith. Like Gideon thou shall spread out thy fleece at the... | |
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