 On which ground, too, let him who gropes painfully in darkness or uncertain light, and prays vehemently that the dawn may ripen into day, lay this other precept well to heart, which to me was of invaluable service: 'Do the Duty which lies nearest thee'...  Seed-grain for Thought and Discussion - Page 2671856Full view - About this book
 | 1878 - 1002 pages
...of any sort cannot be removed except by action." On which ground, too, let him who gropes painf ally in darkness or uncertain light, and prays vehemently that the dawn may ripen into day, lay this other precept well to heart, " Do the duty which lies nearest thee," which thou knowest to be a doty... | |
 | William Gifford, Sir John Taylor Coleridge, John Gibson Lockhart, Whitwell Elwin, William Macpherson, William Smith, Sir John Murray IV, John Murray, Rowland Edmund Prothero (Baron Ernle), George Walter Prothero - 1897 - 610 pages
...controversy, or, as Carlyle puts it, ' Let him who gropes painfully in darkness or uncertain light lay this precept well to heart, " Do the duty ! which lies nearest to thee," which thou knowest to be a duty.' As we follow the development of the drama and note the... | |
 | Thomas Carlyle - 1831 - 294 pages
...man teaches us, that " Doubt of any sort cannot be removed except by Action." On which ground, too, let him who gropes painfully in darkness or uncertain...vehemently that the dawn may ripen into day, lay this other precept well to heart, which to me was of invaluable service : " Do the Duty which lies nearest... | |
 | 1835 - 444 pages
...indeed conviction, were it never so excellent, is worthless till it convert itself into conduct. ... Do the duty which lies nearest thee, which thou knowest to be a duty ! The second duty will already have become clearer.' The duty here meant, is that which is first prompted... | |
 | Thomas Carlyle - 1837 - 322 pages
...man teaches us, that ' doubt of any sort cannot be removed except by action.' On which ground, too, let him- who gropes painfully in darkness or uncertain...vehemently that the dawn may ripen into day, lay this other precept well to heart, which to me was of invaluable service : ' Do the duty which lies nearest... | |
 | Thomas Carlyle - 1838 - 338 pages
...man teaches us, that " Doubt of any sort cannot ' be removed except by Action." On which ground too ' let him who gropes painfully in darkness or uncertain...vehemently that the dawn may ripen ' into day, lay this other precept well to heart, which to ' me was of invaluable service : " Do the Duty which ' lies nearest... | |
 | William Henry Furness - 1838 - 476 pages
...man teaches us, that 'doubt of any sort cannot be removed except by action.' On which ground, too, let him who gropes painfully in darkness or uncertain...vehemently that the dawn may ripen into day, lay this other precept well to heart, which to me was of invaluable service : ' Do the duty which lies nearest... | |
 | Thomas Carlyle - 1846 - 490 pages
...man teaches us, that " Doubt of any sort cannot be remov' ed except by Action." On which ground too let him who gropes ' painfully in darkness or uncertain...vehemently ' that the dawn may ripen into day, lay this other precept well to ' heart, which to me was of invaluable service : " Do the Duty ' which lies nearest... | |
 | Thomas Carlyle - 1846 - 260 pages
...EVERLASTING ^ ....ss^m '.ed except by Action." f On which ground too let him who gropes ' pammhy m darkness or uncertain light, and prays vehemently ' that the dawn may ripen into day, lay this other precept well to 'heart, which to me was of invaluable service: " Do the Duty \ r • ir,hir.h.... | |
 | Thomas Carlyle - 1848 - 654 pages
...man teaches us, that " Doubt of any sort cannot be remov' ed except by Action." On which ground too let him who gropes ' painfully in darkness or uncertain...vehemently ' that the dawn may ripen into day, lay this other precept well to ' heart, which to me was of invaluable service: " Do the Duty ' which lies nearest... | |
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