Peasant show himself among us ; ' a soul like an ^Eolian harp, in whose strings ' the vulgar wind, as it passed through them, changed itself ' into articulate melody.' And this was he for whom the world found no fitter business than quarrelling with smugglers... Critical and Miscellaneous Essays - Page 284by Thomas Carlyle - 1838 - 448 pagesFull view - About this book
| Thomas Carlyle - 1896 - 104 pages
...credulity in his heart. And so did our peasant show himself among us " a soul like an asolian harp,1 in whose strings the vulgar wind, as it passed through...he for whom the world found no fitter business than quarreling with smugglers and vintners, computing excise dues 1 An aeolian harp is a stringed instrument... | |
| Thomas Carlyle - 1896 - 180 pages
...generous credulity in his heart. And so did our Peasant show himself among us; "a soul like an yEoliau harp, in whose strings the vulgar wind, as it passed...them, changed itself into articulate melody." And this 5 was he for whom the world found no fitter business than quarrelling with smugglers and vintners,... | |
| Thomas Carlyle - 1896 - 184 pages
...strings the vulgar wind, as it passed through them, changed itself into articulate melody." And this 5 was he for whom the world found no fitter business than quarrelling with smugglers and Yintners, computing excisedues upon tallow, and gauging ale-barrels! In such toils was that mighty... | |
| Thomas Carlyle - 1897 - 660 pages
...did our Peasant show himself among us j " 264 CRITICAL AND MISCELLANEOUS ESSAYS. soul like an .Solian harp, in whose strings the vulgar wind, as it passed...quarrelling with smugglers and vintners, computing excise-dues upon tallow, and gauging ale-barrels ! In such toils was that mighty Spirit sorrowfully... | |
| Robert Burns - 1897 - 216 pages
...generous credulity in his heart. And so did our Peasant show himself among 25 us; 'a soul like an ^olian harp, in whose strings the vulgar wind, as it passed...quarrelling with smugglers and vintners, computing excise-dues upon tallow, and 30 gauging ale barrels ! In such toils was that mighty Spirit sorrowfully... | |
| Thomas Carlyle - 1897 - 122 pages
...generous credulity in his heart. And so did our Peasant show himself among 25 us; 'a soul like an yKolian harp, in whose strings the vulgar wind, as it passed...quarrelling with smugglers and vintners, computing excise-dues upon tallow, and 30 gauging ale barrels ! In such toils was that mighty Spirit sorrowfully... | |
| Thomas Carlyle - 1897 - 176 pages
...credulity in his heart. And so did our Peasant show himself among us ; ' a soul like an yEolian harp, in 5 whose strings the vulgar wind, as it passed through...quarrelling with smugglers and vintners, computing excise-dues upon tallow, and gauging ale-barrels ! 10 In such toils was that mighty Spirit sorrowfully'wasted... | |
| Thomas Carlyle - 1897 - 180 pages
...credulity in his heart. And so did our Peasant show himself among us ; ' a soul like an ^Eolian harp, in 5 whose strings the vulgar wind, as it passed through...quarrelling with smugglers and vintners, computing excise-dues upon tallow, and gauging ale-barrels ! 10 In such toils was that mighty Spirit sorrowfully... | |
| Thomas Carlyle - 1898 - 130 pages
...generous credulity in his heart. And so did our Peasant show himself among 25 us; 'a soul like an ^Eolian harp, in whose strings the vulgar wind, as it passed...quarrelling with smugglers and vintners, computing excise-dues upon tallow, and 30 gauging ale barrels ! In such toils was that mighty Spirit sorrowfully... | |
| Thomas Carlyle - 1898 - 154 pages
...generous credulity in his heart. And so did our Peasant show himself B among us; "a soul like an .^Eolian harp, in whose strings the vulgar wind, as it passed...he for whom the world found no fitter business than quarreling with smugglers and vintners, com10 puting excise-dues upon tallow, and gauging alebarrels... | |
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