 | Thomas Carlyle - German literature - 1839 - 466 pages
...world otherwise ! Under this head there is little to be sought or found in the ' Waverley Novels.' Not profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for edification,...that they do not found themselves on deep interests, but on comparatively trivial ones, not on the perennial, perhaps not even on the lasting. In fact,... | |
 | College students' writings, American - 1842 - 506 pages
...nothing spiritual about him. His volumes are not profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for edification. The sick heart will find no healing here, the darkly struggling heart no guidance, the heroic which is in all men no divine awakening voice. They do not found themselves on deep interests, but... | |
 | 1847 - 800 pages
...of the VVaverly Novels, may be said of all such as are not thoroughly moral and religious ; they are "not profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for edification,...in any shape. The sick heart will find no healing there, the darkly struggling heart no guidance, the heroic that is in all men, no divine awakening... | |
 | Thomas Carlyle - 1857 - 408 pages
...long a world otherwise ! Under this head there is little to be sought or found in the Waverley Novels. Not profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for edification,...the Heroic that is in all men no divine awakening yoice. We say, therefore, that they do not found themselves on, deep interests, but on comparatively... | |
 | Thomas Carlyle - 1860 - 536 pages
...long a world otherwise! Under this head there is little to be sought or found in the Waverley Novels. Not profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for edification,...that they do not found themselves on deep interests, but on comparatively trivial ones ; not on the perennial, perhaps not even on the lasting. In fact,... | |
 | Thomas Carlyle - English essays - 1860 - 534 pages
...Novels. Not profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for edification, foi building up or elevating, in uny shape ! The sick heart will find no healing here,...that they do not found themselves on deep interests, but on comparatively trivial ones ; not on the perennial, perhaps not even on the lasting. In fact,... | |
 | Thomas Carlyle - English essays - 1860 - 556 pages
...world olherwi-e ! I'ndi-r thi- head linn i- lililí- lo be sought or found in the Waverley Not el«. Not profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for edification, for building up or elevating, in ¡my shape ! The sick heart will find no healing here, the darkly struggling heart no guidance : the... | |
 | Rufus Choate - United States - 1862 - 596 pages
...war of succession to thrones. " It has pleased Mr. Thomas Carlyle to record of these novels, — ' The sick heart will find no healing here, the darkly...heroic that is in all men no divine, awakening voice.' These be sonorous words assuredly. In one sense I am afraid that is true of any and all mere romantic... | |
 | Rufus Choate, Samuel Gilman Brown - United States - 1862 - 588 pages
...war of succession to thrones. " It has pleased Mr. Thomas Carlyle to record of these novels, — c The sick heart will find no healing here, the darkly...heroic that is in all men no divine, awakening voice.' These be sonorous words assuredly. In one sense I am afraid that is true of any and all mere romantic... | |
 | Rufus Choate, Samuel Gilman Brown - Lawyers - 1862 - 600 pages
...detractors, let me say one word. " It has pleased Mr. Thomas Carlyle to record of these novels, — ' The sick heart will find no healing here, the darkly...heroic that is in all men no divine, awakening voice.' These be sonorous words assuredly. In one sense I am afraid that is true of any and all mere romantic... | |
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Not profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for edification, for building up or elevating, in any shape ! The sick heart will find no healing here, the darkly strugg-ling heart no guidance : the Heroic that is in all men no divine awakening voice. We say,... 
