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" How can an inanimate, mechanical gerundgrinder, the like of whom will, in a subsequent century, be manufactured at Niirnberg out of wood and leather, foster the growth of anything; much more of mind, which grows, not like a vegetable (by having its roots... "
Journal of Proceedings and Addresses of the ... Annual Meeting Held at ... - Page 203
by National Educational Association (U.S.) - 1903
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Sartor Resartus: The Life and Opinions of Herr Teufelsdröckh. In Three Books

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...
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Sartor Resartus: In Three Books

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...
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Sartor Resartus; the Life and Opinions of Herr Teufelsdröckh. In Three Books

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...
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College Life: Letters to an Under-graduate

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...
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On Heroes, Hero-worship, & the Heroic in History: Six Lectures ; Reported ...

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...
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Past and Present: Chartism, and Sartor Resartus

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...
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The Bible and the people, Volume 1

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,...
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Portraits of Eminent Americans Now Living: Including President ..., Volume 3

John Livingston - 1854 - 734 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...
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The North British review

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...
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The Massachusetts Teacher and Journal of Home and School Education, Volume 10

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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