 Two men I honour, and no third. First, the toilworn Craftsman that with earth-made Implement laboriously conquers the earth, and makes her man's. Venerable to me is the hard Hand; crooked, coarse; wherein notwithstanding lies a cunning virtue indefeasibly...  Wisconsin Journal of Education - Page 2521900Full view - About this book
 | National association for the promotion of social science - 1870 - 664 pages
...and undeveloped though they be, of freedom, independence, and manhood. Well has Mr. Carlyle said—" Venerable to me is the hard hand ; crooked, coarse,...notwithstanding lies a cunning virtue, indefeasibly royal, as of the sceptre of this planet. Venerable, too, is the rugged face, all weather-tanned, besoiled, with... | |
 | Thomas Carlyle - 1871 - 408 pages
...engrossed : ' Two men I honour, and no third. First, the toilworn Crafts' man that with earth -made Implement laboriously conquers the ' Earth, and makes...lies a cunning virtue, ' indefeasibly royal, as of the Sceptre of this Planet. Venerable ' too is the rugged face, all weather-tanned, besoiled, with... | |
 | Young people - 1871 - 686 pages
...Fenton. Labour. — Two men I honour, and no third, First, the toilworn craftsman, that with earth-mado implement laboriously conquers the earth, and makes...notwithstanding, lies a cunning virtue, indefeasibly royal, as of the sceptre of this planet. Venerable, too, is the rugged face, all weather-tanned, besoiled with its... | |
 | 1871 - 910 pages
...— "Two men I honour, and no third. First the toil-worn craftsman, that with earth-made implements laboriously conquers the earth and makes her man's....notwithstanding, lies a cunning virtue, indefeasibly royal, as of the sceptre of this planet. Venerable, too, is the rugged face, all weather-tanned, besoiled, with... | |
 | 1872 - 320 pages
...fruits. NOBLE THOUGHTS. BY CARLYLE. Two men I honor, and no third. First, the toil-worn craftsman, that with earth-made implement, laboriously conquers...notwithstanding, lies a cunning virtue, indefeasibly royal, as of the sceptre of this planet. Venerable, too, is the rugged face, all weather-tanned, besoiled, with... | |
 | 1872 - 932 pages
...breezes have turned into yellowish brown leather, make one thintf of Carlyle's paean to labour : " Venerable to me is the hard hand ; crooked, coarse...notwithstanding lies a cunning virtue, indefeasibly royal, as of this planet. Venerable, too, is the rugged face all weathertanned, besoiled, with its rude intelligence... | |
 | Alexander Monfries - 1875 - 152 pages
...which I cannot resist referring. ' Two men I honour, and no third. First, the toil-worn craftsman, that with earth-made Implement, laboriously conquers...notwithstanding, lies a cunning virtue, indefeasibly royal, as of the sceptre of this Planet. Venerable too is the rugged face, all weather-tanned, besoiled, with its... | |
 | Edwin Paxton Hood - 1875 - 520 pages
...concerning THE UNSPEAKABLE HOLINESS OF WORK, " Two men I honour, and no third. First the toilworn Craftsman, that with earth-made implement laboriously conquers...notwithstanding, lies a cunning virtue, indefeasibly royal, as of the Sceptre of this Planet. Venerable too, is the rugged face, all weather-tanned, bespoiled, with... | |
 | 1906 - 730 pages
...hardly lead us astray. We read^: — Two men I honour and no third. First, the toil-worn craftsman that with earth-made implement laboriously conquers...notwithstanding, lies a cunning virtue, indefeasibly royal as the sceptre of this planet. Venerable too, is the rugged face, all weathertanned, besoiled with its... | |
 | John Murdoch - 1875 - 366 pages
...distinguished English writer, says, " Two men I honour, and no third. First, the toil-worn craftsman, that with earth-made implement laboriously conquers the earth and makes her man's.... Oh, but the more venerable for thy rudeness, and even because we must pity as well as love thee, hardly-entreated... | |
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