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... George Eliot - Pagina 134de Mathilde Blind - 1883 - 290 paginiVizualizare completă - Despre această carte
| John Holmes Agnew, Walter Hilliard Bidwell - 1861 - 614 pagini
...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 pagini
...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 pagini
...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... | |
| Alexander Main - 1874 - 482 pagini
...helping the world forward, happily does not wait to be done by perfect men : and it is more than probable that neither Luther nor John Bunyan, for example,...is exalted, and does nothing but what is graceful." LETTERS. 363 CHAPTER XXXVIII. CONVERSATIONS — THE DOCTOR AND THE LADIES — DEATH OF BEAUCLERK —... | |
| Edis Searle - 1874 - 376 pagini
...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... | |
| Alexander Main - 1874 - 480 pagini
...nor John Bunyan, for example, would have satisfled the modern demand for an ideal hero, who bclin>es nothing but what is true, feels nothing but what is exalted, and dois nothing but what is graceful," CHAPTER XXXVIII. CONVERSATIONS—THE DOCTOR AND THE LADIES—DEATH... | |
| Henry H. Lancaster - 1876 - 512 pagini
...I dare say, would have found Mr. Tryan's character very 'cry much in need of that riddling process. The blessed work of helping the world forward happily...neither Luther nor John Bunyan, for example, would have sfitisfied the modem demand for an ideal hero, who believes nothing but what is true, feels nothing... | |
| George Eliot - 1883 - 850 pagini
...Tryan's character very much in need of that riddling process. The blessed work of helping the work' forward, happily does not wait to be done by perfect...and I should imagine that neither Luther nor John Eunyan, for example, would have satisfied the modern demand for an ideal hero, who believes nothing... | |
| George Eliot - 1886 - 626 pagini
...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 world forward, happily...that neither Luther nor John Bunyan, for example, i would have satisfied the modern demand for an ideal hero, who believes nothing but what is true,... | |
| Susan Coolidge - 1890 - 382 pagini
...pillar-fires, Seen as we go ; They are that citie's shining spires We travel to. HENRY VAUGHAN. 1 HE blessed work of helping the world forward happily does not wait to be done by perfect men. GEORGE ELIOT. AND he said unto him, Well, thou good and faithful servant : because thou hast been faithful... | |
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