 I asked myself: What is this that, ever since earliest years, thou hast been fretting and fuming, and lamenting and self-tormenting, on account of? Say it in a word: is it not because thou art not HAPPY? Because the THOU (sweet gentleman) is not sufficiently...  The Faith of Robert Louis Stevenson - Page 240by John Kelman - 1908 - 301 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Thomas Carlyle - Transcendentalism in literature - 1831 - 294 pages
...with Renunciation (Enttagen) that Life, properly speaking, can be said to begin." 'I asked myself: What is this that, ever since earliest years, thou hast been fretting and fuming, and lamenting and sol ftormenting, on account of? Say it in a word : is it not because thou art not HAPPY ? Because the... | |
 | Jared Sparks, Edward Everett, James Russell Lowell, Henry Cabot Lodge - American fiction - 1835 - 558 pages
...with Renunciation (Entsagen) that Life, properly speaking, can be said to begin.' " I asked myself: what is this that, ever since earliest years, thou...word : is it not because thou art not HAPPY ? Because ihe THOU (sweet gentleman) is not sufficiently honored, nourished, soft-bedded, and lovingly cared... | |
 | North American review and miscellaneous journal - 1835 - 724 pages
...with Renunciation (Entsagen) that Life, properly speaking, can be said to begin.' " I asked myself: what is this that, ever since earliest years, thou...self-tormenting, on account of? Say it, in a word : ia it not because thou art not HAPPY? Because the THOU (sweet gentleman) is not sufficiently honored,... | |
 | Thomas Carlyle - Clothing and dress - 1837 - 322 pages
...with renunciation (Entsagen*) that life, properly speaking, can be said to begin.' " "I asked myself: What is this that, ever since earliest years, thou...Because the THOU (sweet gentleman) is not sufficiently honored, nourished, soft-bedded, and lovingly cared for? Foolish soul! What Act of Legislature was... | |
 | Thomas Carlyle - 1838 - 338 pages
...with Renunciation (Entsagen) that Life, ' properly speaking, can be said to begin." ' I asked myself: What is this that, ever since earliest ' years, thou hast been fretting and fuming, and lament' ing and self-tormenting, on account of ? Say it in a ' word : is it not because thou art not... | |
 | Thomas Carlyle - Clothing and dress - 1840 - 324 pages
...with Renunciation (Entsagen) that Life, properly speaking, can be said to begin." ' I asked myself: What is this that, ever since earliest ' years, thou hast been fretting and fuming, and lament' ing and self-tormenting, on account of ? Say it in a ' word : is it not because thou art not... | |
 | Thomas Carlyle - 1840 - 326 pages
...earliest ' years, thou hast been fretting and fuming, and lament' ing and self-tormenting, on account oft Say it in a ' word : is it not because thou art not HAPPY t Because ' the THOU (sweet gentleman) is not sufficiently ho' noured, nourished, soft-bedded, and... | |
 | People's and Howitt's journal - 938 pages
...lad! We don't know much about hops till we've got the money for them." Then in my book I read — " What is this that ever since earliest years thou hast...lamenting and self-tormenting on account of ? Say, in a word, is it not because thou art not happy f Because the Thou (sweet gentleman !) is nut sufficiently... | |
 | Thomas Carlyle - English essays - 1846 - 490 pages
...Renun'ciation (Entsagen) that Life, properly speaking, can be said to ' begin." ' I asked myself : What is this that, ever since earliest years. ' thou hast been fretting and fuming, and lamenting and self-tor' menting, on account of? Say it in a word : is it not because 'thou art not HAPPY? Because... | |
 | Thomas Carlyle - English essays - 1846 - 260 pages
...not HAPPY? Because the THOU ' not sumcientJy^onaoured 4 ,nourisJigd J _ soft-beddaft. and lovingly 0 cared for ? Foolish soul! What Act of Legislature was there ' that thou shouldst be Happy? A little while ago thou hadst no ' right to be at all. What if thou wert born and predestined ' not... | |
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