 Poetry, therefore, we will call musical Thought. The Poet is he who thinks in that manner. At bottom, it turns still on power of intellect; it is a man's sincerity and depth of vision that makes him a Poet. See deep enough, and you see musically; the...  Selections from Carlyle - Page 176by Thomas Carlyle - 1895 - 283 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Thomas Carlyle - 1840 - 520 pages
...was perfect music. Poetry, therefore, we will call musical Thought. The Poet is he who thinks in that manner. At bottom, it turns still on power of intellect...is a man's sincerity and depth of vision that makes him-a Poet. See deep enough, and you see musically ; the heart of Nature being everywhere music, if... | |
 | Thomas Carlyle - Hero worship - 1841 - 408 pages
...was perfect music. Poetry, therefore, we will call musical Thought. The Poet is he who thinks in that manner. At bottom, it turns still on power of intellect...being everywhere music, if you can only reach it. The Vates Poet, with his melodious Apocalypse of Nature, seems to hold a poor rank among us, in comparison... | |
 | Thomas Carlyle - Heroes - 1849 - 260 pages
...was perfect music. Poetry, therefore, we will call musical Thought. The Poet is he who thinks in that manner. At bottom, it turns still on power of intellect;...being everywhere music, if you can only reach it. The Vates Poet, with his melodious Apocalypse of Nature, seems to hold a poor rank among us, in comparison... | |
 | David Thomas - 674 pages
...is the unmistakeable handwriting of God. HORACE SMITH. POETRY. Poetry we will call musical thought. See deep enough, and you see musically; the heart...being everywhere music, if you can only reach it. CARLYLE. CONVICTION. A man protesting against error is on the way towards uniting himself with all... | |
 | Thomas Carlyle - Heroes - 1858 - 412 pages
...Poetry, therefore, we will call musical Thought. The Poet is he who {Kinks in that manner. At bottom.it turns still on power of Intellect ; it is a man's...being everywhere music, if you can only reach it. The Vates Poet, with his melodious Apocalypse of Nature, seems to hold a poor rank among us, in comparison... | |
 | William Makepeace Thackeray - Electronic journals - 1915 - 878 pages
...poetry to be : ' Poetry, therefore, we will call musical Thought. The Poet is he who thinks in that manner. At bottom, it turns still on power of intellect...being everywhere music, if you can only reach it.' It is a great mistake to say, as many do, that Carlyle hated poetry. The fact is, as readers of his... | |
 | Thomas Carlyle - Heroes - 1861 - 234 pages
...we will call musical Thought. The Poet is he who thinks in that manner. At bottom, it turns tstill on power of intellect ; it is a man's sincerity and...being everywhere music, if you can only reach it. The Vales Poet, with his melodious Apocalypse of Nature, seems to hold a poor rank among us, in comparison... | |
 | William Purton - 1865 - 176 pages
...all her voices and utterances was perfect music. Poetry therefore we call musical thought." Again: "See deep enough, and you see musically ; the heart...being everywhere music, if you can only reach it." Shakespeare slightly Hebraizes the Greek idea : — " Look how the floor of heaven It thick inlaid... | |
 | Thomas Carlyle - Heroes - 1866 - 232 pages
...was perfect music. Poetry, therefore, we will call musical Thought. The Poet is he who thinks in that manner. At bottom, it turns still on power of intellect ; it is a mat's sincerity and depth of vision that makes him a Poet. See deep enough, and you see musically ;... | |
 | Thomas Carlyle - Hero worship - 1869 - 328 pages
...perfect music. Poetry, therefore, we I will call musical Thought. The Poet is he who thinks in that ' manner. At bottom, it turns still on power of intellect...everywhere music, if you can only reach it./' The Vates Poet, with his melodious Apocalypse of Nature, seems to hold a poor rank among us, in comparison... | |
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