 | Henry Van Dyke, George Sidney Webster - 1906 - 212 strani
...heaven-up-histedness." That is an uncouth, humble, eloquent phrase to describe the function of a great literature. " Unless above himself he can Erect himself, how mean a thing is man ! ' ' September fifteenrt) The glory The glory of our life below of life Comes not from what we do,... | |
 | Coventry Patmore - 1907 - 250 strani
...and hard thoughts of God, and are as apt to call good evil as other men are to call evil good. XVII "Unless above himself he can erect himself, how mean a thing is man." He that sets himself with his whole heart on this task, will find at some stage or other of the work,... | |
 | 1850 - 662 strani
...a proper and perfect self-control, you are impotent and insignificant, untutored and undignified. " unless above himself he can Erect himself, how mean a thing is man !" When this dignified and distinguished eminence is attained, a harvest is already reaped, and the... | |
 | La Salle Extension University - 1909 - 516 strani
...above his surroundings, his labor, the circumstances of his life, but who can rise above himself, and "Unless above himself he can Erect himself, how mean a thing is man!" The question now presents itself whether music can help in this struggle between the egoistic and altruistic... | |
 | 1911 - 860 strani
...dignity and importance of life. The erect position the* is in itself both a physical and moral exercise. "Unless above himself he can Erect himself, how mean a thing is man." The mind and body are so intimately interrelated that an experienced observer can see in a boy with... | |
 | Pearson M'Adam Muir - 1912 - 288 strani
...extraordinary acts of generosity and magnanimity, should they come in collision with his objects and ambitions. Unless above himself he can Erect himself, how mean a thing is Man ! Deny his divine fellowship, extirpate his heavenly anticipations, and it might seem as if no race... | |
 | 1904 - 1036 strani
...heaven-up-histedness." That is an uncouth, humble, eloquent phrase to describe the function of a great literature. Unless above himself he can Erect himself, how mean a thing is man 1 I want the books that help me out of the vacancy and despair of a frivolous mind, out of the tangle... | |
 | Augustus Hopkins Strong - 1912 - 518 strani
...important part of education, but that religion and the highest culture are absolutely inseparable. " Unless above himself he can erect himself, how mean a thing is man ! " The chapel is the glory of the college, because it presents the loftiest ideals, the most inspiring... | |
 | 1846 - 404 strani
...your proper humanity, you seek a happy life in tie region of death. Well saith the moral poet : — ' Unless above himself he can Erect himself, how mean a thing is man ! ' " 2. CH^ROPHYLLCM, Linn. CHERVIL. Species infested. C. sylvestre, Linn. Wood Chervil. This species... | |
 | Samuel Taylor Coleridge - 1917 - 528 strani
...your proper humanity, you seek a happy life in the region of death. Well saith the moral poet : — Unless above himself he can Erect himself, how mean a thing is man ! ' P. 106, 2nd edition.— HNC and office. He spoiled his chance when he meddled in the petty Italian... | |
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While you labour for any thing below your proper humanity, you seek a happy life in the region of death. Well saith the moral poet:— Unless above himself he can .Erect himself, how mean a thing is man ! 
