 Are we not Spirits, that are shaped into a body, into an Appearance ; and that fade away again into air and Invisibility ? This is no metaphor, it is a simple scientific fact : we start out of Nothingness, take figure, and are Apparitions ; round us,...  Sartor Resartus: In Three Books - Page 268by Thomas Carlyle - 1837 - 300 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Thomas Carlyle - 1831 - 294 pages
...that fade away again into air and Invisibility ? This is no metaphor, it is a simple scientific fact ; we start out of Nothingness, take figure, and are...harp-strings, like the Song of beatified Souls ? And again, do not we squeak and jibber (in our discordant, screech-owlish debatings and recriminatings) ; and glide... | |
 | 1834 - 784 pages
...fade away again into air, and Invisihility ? This is no metaphor, it is a simple scientific fact : we start out of Nothingness, take figure, and are...Eternity ; and to Eternity minutes are as years and œons. Come there not tones of Love and Faith, as from celestial harp-strings, like the Song of beatified... | |
 | 1837 - 424 pages
...that fade away again into air and invisibility ? This is no metaphor, it is a simple, scientific fact. We start out of nothingness, take figure, and are...celestial harpstrings, like the song of beatified souls t And again, do we not squeak and gibber (in our discordant, screech-owlish debatings and recriminatings)... | |
 | Thomas Carlyle - 1838 - 338 pages
...fade away again into ' air, and Invisibility ? This is no metaphor, it is a ' simple scientific fact: we start out of Nothingness, ' take figure, and are...there not tones of Love ' and Faith, as from celestial harp strings, like the Song ' of beatified Souls ? And again, do we not squeak and ' gibber (in our... | |
 | Thomas Carlyle - 1840 - 326 pages
...fade away again into ' air, and Invisibility ? This is no metaphor, it is a 1 simple scientific fact : we start out of Nothingness, ' take figure, and are...Eternity ; and to Eternity minutes ' are as years and seons. Come there not tones of Love ' and Faith, as from celestial harp-strings, like the Song ' of... | |
 | Thomas Carlyle - 1840 - 324 pages
...veriest spectre, is Eternity ; and to Eternity minutes , ' are as years and ffions. Come there not iones of Love ' and Faith, as from celestial harp-strings,...squeak and ' gibber (in our discordant, screech-owlish debating;* ' and recriminatings) ; and glide bodeful, and feeble, ' and fearful ; or uproar (poltern).,... | |
 | Thomas Carlyle - 1846 - 490 pages
...fade away again into air, and In'visibility? This is no metaphor, it is a simple scientific /ac< : ' we start out of Nothingness, take figure, and are...Eternity ; and to ' Eternity minutes are as years and asons. Come there not tones ' of Love and Faith, as from celestial harp-strings, like the Song ' of... | |
 | Edwin Paxton Hood - 1852 - 248 pages
...scientific fact. We start out of nothingness, take figure, and are apparitions ; around us, as around the veriest spectre, is eternity ; and to eternity minutes are as years and ceons. Come there not tones of soul and faith, as from celestial harp strings, like the song of beautiful... | |
 | 1853 - 458 pages
...fade away again into air, and Invisibility ? This is no metaphor, it is a simple scientific fact : we start out of Nothingness, take figure, and are...minutes are as years and aeons. Come there not tones of lovo and faith, as from celestial harp-strings, like the Song of beatified Souls ? And again, do we... | |
 | Thomas Carlyle - 1858 - 412 pages
...fade -away -again into air and Invisibil' ity? This is no metaphor, it is a simple scientific fact: we start ' out of Nothingness, take figure, and are...Eternity ; and to Eternity minutes ' are as years and seons. Come there not tones of Love and Faith, ' as from celestial harp-strings, like the Song of beatified... | |
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