...attempt. Thomas Carlyle has said, in his Lectures on Hero-worship, that "the history of whatever man hae accomplished in this world, is at bottom the history of the great men who have worked here." But the masterly view« of human destiny, taken from such hills of vision, as truly great men furnish,...

...Every original man is worthy of * For instance in the Lectures, page 1, and passim ' For, as I take it, universal history, the history of what man has accomplished...bottom the history of the great men who have worked there.' 'notice — nay, in the long run, who and what else is?' Himself deficient in the faculty of...

...great men, says : — " I take it Universal History, the history of what man has accomplished in the world is at bottom, the history of the great men who have worked here. All that we see accomplished in the world, is the realization of thoughts that dwell in great men....

...— another "Force of Nature" — comes forth to destroy the old and to found a new dispensation. " Universal History, the History of what man has accomplished...the History of the Great Men who have worked here. These were the leaders of men, these great ones ; the modellers, patterns, and in a wide sense creators,...

...be regarded as the world's gallery of great men, for, as Thomas Carlyle remarks, " Universal history is at bottom the history of the great men who have worked here." All nations, whether ancient or modern, have had their great men ; and whatever period of time is studied,...

...spirits behind the great man that through him makes and marks epochs. "Universal history," says Carlyle, "the history of what man has accomplished in this...bottom the history of the great men who have worked there." And Newman unwittingly completes Carlyle's thought: "A few highly endowed men will redeem the...

..."universal history, the history of what man has accomplished in this world, is, at bottom, the history ot the great men who have worked here. They were the leaders of men, these great ones, the modelers, patterns, qnity, eren concerning tlie imtjtuüoní of hb own day, and in a wide sense creators,...

...the history of what man has accomplished in this «nrlcl, is, at bottom, the history ol tlie créât men who have worked here. They were the leaders of men, these great ones, the modelers, patterns, and in a wide sense creators, of whatsoever the general mass of men have contrived...

...oneindig meer mcnschenkennis dan CARLTLE ; deze daarentegen heeft veel hoogere en diepere gedachten. "Universal History, the history of what man has accomplished...bottom the history of the Great Men, who have "worked hcre." Inzonderheid in de wijsbegeerte der geschiedenis van vico wordt op het gewigt der heroe'n gewezen,...

...from that which is given in this country. As historian, Carlyle is essentially a hero-worshipper. " Universal history, the history of what man has accomplished...the history of the great men who have worked here." " The works of a man, bury them under what guano mountains and obscene owl-droppings yon will, do not...