... the wisest man and profoundest thinker of the age ' is the royal one of never hearing the plain, ' unornamented ' truth spoken ; everyone striving to be wise and profound invitd naturd in the presence of such a one, and making himself as much as possible... Reflections of a Russian Statesman - Page 124by Konstantin Petrovich Pobedonost︠s︡ev - 1898 - 271 pagesFull view - About this book
| Jane Welsh Carlyle - 1883 - 414 pages
...spoken ; everyone striving to be wise and profound invitd naturd in the presence of such a one, and making himself as much as possible into his likeness....balancing themselves like Taglioni, on the point of their moral or intellectual great toe. If I were going ' at my age and with my cough' to take up a mission,... | |
| England - 1883 - 886 pages
...and profound invita natarâ in the presence of such a one, and making himself as much as ]>ossible into his likeness. And this is the reason that Arthur...balancing themselves like Taglioni, on the point of their moral or intellectual great toe." " I thought Mr C. was going to kick his foot through her, when she... | |
| Jane Welsh Carlyle - Authors' spouses - 1883 - 472 pages
...spoken ; everyone striving to be wise and profound invitd naturd in the presence of such a one, and making himself as much as possible into his likeness. And this is the reason that Arthur Helps and go many others talk very nicely to me, and bore you to distraction. With me they are not afraid to... | |
| Edward Tuckerman Mason - Authors, English - 1888 - 314 pages
...spoken ; every one striving to be wise and profound invitd naturd in the presence of such a one, and making himself as much as possible into his likeness....balancing themselves like Taglioni, on the point of their moral or intellectual great toe. . . . CHARLES LAMB TO GEORGE DYER. December 20, 1830. . . . Poor Enfield,... | |
| Elizabeth A. Drew - Authors' spouses - 1928 - 322 pages
...always balancing themselves like Taglioni, on the point of their moral and intellectual great toe; with me they are not afraid to stand on the little...basis" of their own individuality, such as it is.' As to her intellectual opinions, no doubt they were mainly second-hand reflections of those of Carlyle.... | |
| Scotland - 1883 - 880 pages
...spoken ; every one striving to be wise and profound incitd naturd in the presence of such a one, and making himself as much as possible into his likeness....balancing themselves like Taglioni, on the point of their moral or intellectual great toe." " I thought Mr C. was going to kick his foot through her, when she... | |
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