The blessed work of helping the world forward, happily does not wait to be done by perfect men ; and I should imagine that neither Luther nor John Bunyan, for example, would have satisfied the modern demand for an ideal hero, who believes nothing but... The Melbourne Review - Página 1481876Vista completa - Acerca de este libro
| 1857 - 922 páginas
...admiration. Such minds, I dare say, would have found Mr Tryan's character very much in need of that riddling process. The blessed work of helping the...ideal hero, who believes nothing but what is true, feels nothing but what is exalted, and does nothing but what is graceful. The real heroes, of God's... | |
| 1857 - 992 páginas
...much in need of that riddling process. The blessed work of helping the world forward, happily do« not wait to be done by perfect men ; and I should...ideal hero, who believes nothing but what is true, feels nothing but what is exalted, and does nothing but what is graceful. The real heroes, of God's... | |
| 1857 - 850 páginas
...tfet riddling process. The blessed work.'W'helping the world forward, happily A№fs not wait to.be done by perfect men ; and I should imagine that neither...ideal hero, who believes nothing but what is true, feels nothing but what is exalted, and does nothing but what is graceful. The real heroes, of God's... | |
| George Eliot - 1858 - 196 páginas
...admiration. Such minds, I dare say, would have found Mr. Tryan's character very much in need of that riddling process. The blessed work of helping the...ideal hero, who believes nothing but what is true, feels nothing but what is exalted, and does nothing but what is graceful. The real heroes, of God's... | |
| John Holmes Agnew, Walter Hilliard Bidwell - 1861 - 614 páginas
...amongst us to suppose that the characters of Christian men are always to be universally esteemed, but " the blessed work of helping the world forward, happily does not wait to be done by perfect men," and a careful study of the history of the past may cure us of Pelagian heresy. To understand the inconsistencies... | |
| 1861 - 838 páginas
...seine Vorgänger. Ilcidclburg. VIL Jordano Bruno. M. Christian Bartholmess. universally esteemed, but "the blessed work of helping the world forward, happily does not wait to be done by perfect men," and a careful study of the history of the past may cure us of Pelagian heresy. To understand the inconsistencies... | |
| 1866 - 566 páginas
...character very much in need of that riddling process. The blessed work of helping the world forward hnppily does not wait to be done by perfect men, and I should imagine that neither Luther nor John Banyan, for example, would Iwvt satisfied the modern demand for an ideal hera, who believes nothing... | |
| George Eliot, Alexander Main - 1873 - 444 páginas
...been introduced into his nature ; he is no longer a mere bundle of impressions, desires, and impulses. The blessed work of helping the world forward, happily...ideal hero, who believes nothing but what is true, feels nothing but what is exalted, and does nothing but what is graceful. The real heroes, of God's... | |
| Edis Searle - 1874 - 376 páginas
...early and rush up to the Manor Farm before he started for town the next morning. CHAPTER X. A MISTAKE. "The blessed work of helping the world forward, happily does, not wait to be done by perfect men." — GEORGE ELIOT. MORE than a fortnight had passed since the candle which Clyde Osborne had left flaring... | |
| George Eliot - 1875 - 356 páginas
...admiration. Such minds, I dare say, would have found Mr. Tryan's character very much in need of that riddling process. The blessed work of helping the...ideal hero, who believes nothing but what is true, feels nothing but what is exalted, and does nothing but what is graceful. The real heroes, of God's... | |
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