 Thus, were it not miraculous, could I stretch forth my hand and clutch the Sun ? Yet thou seest me daily stretch forth my hand and therewith clutch many a thing, and swing it hither and thither. Art thou a grown baby, then, to fancy that the Miracle lies...  Fraser's Magazine for Town and Country - Page 861834Full view - About this book
 | Thomas Carlyle - 1838 - 338 pages
...therewith clutch ' many a thing, and swing it hither and thither. Art ' thou a grown Baby, then, to fancy that the Miracle ' lies in miles of distance, or in...weight ; and not to see that the true inexplicable God' revealing Miracle lies in this, that I can stretch forth ' my hand at all ; that I have free Force... | |
 | Thomas Carlyle - 1840 - 328 pages
...distance, or in pounds avoirdupois of ' weight ; and not to see that the true inexplicable God' revealing Miracle lies in this, that I can stretch forth ' my...free Force to clutch aught ' therewith ? Innumerable oiher of this son are the ' deceptions, and wonder-hiding stupefactions, which ' Space practises on... | |
 | Thomas Carlyle - Clothing and dress - 1840 - 324 pages
...therewith clutch ' many a thing, and swing it hither and thither. Art ' thou a grown Baby, then, to fancy that the Miracle ' lies in miles of distance, or in...weight ; and not to see that the true inexplicable God' revealing Miracle lies in this, that I can stretch forth ' my hand at all ; that I have free Force... | |
 | Thomas Carlyle - English essays - 1846 - 490 pages
...therewith clutch many a thing, and ' swing it hither and thither. Art thou a grown baby, then, ' to fancy that the Miracle lies in miles of distance, or in...Innumerable other of this sort are the deceptions, and wonder' hiding stupefactions, which Space practices on us. ' Still worse is it with regard to Time.... | |
 | Thomas Carlyle - English essays - 1846 - 260 pages
...Innumerable other of this sort are the deceptions, and wonder' hiding stupefactions, which Space practices on us. « ' Still worse is it with regard to Time. Your grand anti-ma' gician, and universal wonder-hider, is this same lying Time. ' Had we but the Time-annihilating... | |
 | Thomas Carlyle - Chartism - 1848 - 654 pages
...therewith clutch many a thing, and ' swing it hither and thither. Art thou a grown baby, then, ' to fancy that the Miracle lies in miles of distance, or in...Innumerable other of this sort are the deceptions, and wonder' hiding stupefactions, which Space practices on us. ' Still worse is it with regard to Time.... | |
 | Thomas Carlyle - Heroes - 1858 - 412 pages
...thing, and swing it hither ' and thither. Art thou a grown baby, then, to fancy that the Mi' racle lies in miles of distance, or in pounds avoirdupois...inexplicable God-revealing Miracle ' lies in this, that I can stretch-forth my hand at all ; that I have ' free Force to clutch aught therewith ? Innumerable other... | |
 | Spiritualism - 1860 - 1176 pages
...therewith clutch many a thing, and" swing it hither and thither. Art thou a grown baby, then, to fancy that the Miracle lies in miles of distance, or in...therewith ? Innumerable other of this sort are the deception?, and wonder-hiding stupefactions, which Space practises on ue. " Still worse is it with... | |
 | Thomas Carlyle - 1866 - 138 pages
...therewith clutch many a thing, and swing it hither and thither. Art thou a grown Baby, then, to fancy that the Miracle lies in miles of distance, or in...are the deceptions, and wonder-hiding stupefactions, that Space practises on us. " Still worse is it with regard to Time. Your grand anti-magician, and... | |
 | Thomas Carlyle - 1870 - 326 pages
...and thither. Art thou a grown ' baby, then, to fancy that the Miracle lies in miles of dis' tance, or in pounds avoirdupois of weight ; and not to see...that I have free ' Force to clutch aught therewith 1 Innumerable other of ' this sort are the deceptions, and wonder-hiding stupefac' tions, which Space... | |
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