| Thomas Carlyle - 1831 - 294 pages
...foster the growth of anything ; much more of Mind, which grows, not like a vegetable (by having its roots littered with etymological compost), but like a spirit, by mysterious contact of Spirit ; Thought kindling itself at the fire of living Thought ? How shall he give kindling, in whose own... | |
| Thomas Carlyle - 1837 - 322 pages
...foster the growth of anything; much more of mind, which grows, not like a vegetable (by having its roots littered with etymological compost), but like a spirit, by mysterious contact of spirit; thought kindling itself at the fire of living thought? How shall he give kindling, in whose own inward... | |
| Thomas Carlyle - 1838 - 338 pages
...foster the growth of any thing ; much more of Mind, ' which grows, not like a vegetable (by having its roots ' littered with etymological compost), but like a Spirit, ' by mysterious contact of Spirit ; Thought kindling ' itself at the fire of living Thought ? How shall he ' give kindling, in whose... | |
| Thomas Whytehead - 1845 - 204 pages
...fire through a mysterious contact with a living soul." "Mind grows not like a vegetable (by having its roots littered with etymological compost), but like a spirit, by mysterious contact of spirit ; Thought kindling itself at the fire of living Thought." ' Opinions will necessarily differ widely... | |
| Thomas Carlyle - 1846 - 490 pages
...foster the growth ' of anything ; much more of Mind, which grows, not like a vege' table (by having its roots littered with etymological compost), ' but like a Spirit, by mysterious contact of Spirit ; Thought ' kindling itself at the fire of living Thought ? How shall he ' give kindling, in whose... | |
| Thomas Carlyle - 1848 - 654 pages
...foster the growth ' of anything ; much more of Mind, which grows, not like a vege' table (by having its roots littered with etymological compost), ' but like a Spirit, by mysterious contact of Spirit; Thought ' kindling itself at the fire of living Thought ? How shall he ' give kindling, in whose own... | |
| 1851 - 588 pages
...this author as well as from Herr Teufelsdrockh, that "mind grows not like a vegetable, (by having its roots littered with etymological compost,) but like a spirit, by mysterious contact of spirit ; thought, kindling itself at the fire of living thought." And though the want of ventilation in schools,... | |
| John Livingston - 1854 - 736 pages
...foster the growth of any thing, much more of mind, which grows not like a vegetable, (by having its roots littered with etymological compost,) but like a spirit, by mysterious contact of spirit ; thought kindling itself at the living fire of thought ? The Hinterschlag professors knew of syntax... | |
| 1854 - 632 pages
...fire through a mysterious contact with living soul. Mind grows not, like a vegetable, by having its roots littered with etymological compost, but like a spirit by mysterious contact with spirit; thought kindles itself at the fire of living thought." " Useful information," however... | |
| 1857 - 894 pages
...foster the growth of anything ; much more of mind, which grows not like a vegetable, (by having its roots littered with etymological compost,) but like a spirit, by mysterious contact with spiritthought kindling itself at the fire of living thought ? How shall he give kindling, in whose... | |
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