 | 1844 - 452 páginas
...of religion in the heart. We appreciate the meaning of that elder poet,* when he said that " unless above himself he can Erect himself, how poor a thing is man !" Religion has been defined by a late writerf to be " a sense of want." The definition is far from... | |
 | 1844 - 460 páginas
...of religion in the heart. We appreciate the meaning of that elder poet,* when he said that "unless above himself he can Erect himself, how poor a thing is man ! " Religion has been defined by a late writerf to be " a sense of want." The definition is far from... | |
 | 1845 - 506 páginas
...nation whose watchword was, "Liberty!" It is well said, by the poet Wordsworth : — " That, unless above himself he can Erect himself, how poor a thing is man! " CHAPTER III. THE CONSULATE. AD 1799—1804. THE first step of the consulate was to instal themselves... | |
 | Thomas Noon Talfourd - 1846 - 350 páginas
...observed by one of our old poets, " UnleM above himself he can Erect himwli", how poor a thing i< man !"t The British Critic is a highly respectable work, which...does not require our praise, or offer any marks for oar censure. It is, in a great measure, devoted to the interests of the church and of her ministers.... | |
 | Thomas Noon Talfourd - 1846 - 362 páginas
...and exclusive views of God, and of his children : for, as observed by one of our old poets, -" Unless above himself he can Erect himself, how poor a thing is man !"t The British Critic is a highly respectable •work, which does not require our praise, or offer... | |
 | Thomas Noon Talfourd - 1848 - 358 páginas
...one of our old poets, — " Unlrss abovo himself lie can Erccl himself, how poor a thing is muu:"t The British Critic is a highly respectable work, which...the church and of her ministers. It has sometimes shown a little sourness in its controversial discussions — but this is very different, indeed, from... | |
 | Sir James Stephen, Thomas Noon Talfourd - 1848 - 356 páginas
...our old poets, "Unless ahovu himself he can Erect himself, how poor a thing is mini !"t The Bruiili Critic is a highly respectable work, which does not...the church and of her ministers. It has sometimes shown a little sourness in its controversial discussions — but this is very different, indeed, from... | |
 | Joseph Bullar - 1850 - 164 páginas
...that temple. But there is no life in the picture ; no power to produce the effects pourtrayed. Unless above himself he can erect himself, How poor a thing is man, the philosopher acknowledges. But there is no more power in his words to enable the man to erect himself... | |
 | 1851 - 632 páginas
...of a time-honored bard, so fondly quoted by a later poet of nature, amid Scotia's hills, '• Unless above himself he can erect himself, how poor a thing is man ! " Having allowed the fancy to speculate a little upon these tendencies of our nature, the dark and... | |
 | 1852 - 354 páginas
...oar old poets, " Unless ahova himself he can Erect himself, how poor a thing is man !"t The Eritiih Critic is a highly respectable work, which does not...the church and of her ministers. It has sometimes shown a little sourness in its controversial discussions — but this is very different, indeed, from... | |
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Still roll ; where all the aspects of misery Predominate; whose strong effects are such As he must bear, being powerless to redress; And that unless above himself he can Erect himself, how poor a thing is man... 
