Blackwood's Magazine, Volume 257William Blackwood, 1945 - England |
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... Carlyle's self - accusations should not be taken entirely au pied de la lettre . Carlyle was no plaster saint : he had faults , and serious faults . His worst fault was that he was a hypo . chondriac , and a selfish hypochondriac . He ...
... Carlyle's self - accusations should not be taken entirely au pied de la lettre . Carlyle was no plaster saint : he had faults , and serious faults . His worst fault was that he was a hypo . chondriac , and a selfish hypochondriac . He ...
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Carlyle revelation is Carlyle's relations with his wife . I can believe that he may have driven her half - mad , and that he might have driven any woman wholly mad . He was " gey ill to live wi ' , " said his mother , who adored him ...
Carlyle revelation is Carlyle's relations with his wife . I can believe that he may have driven her half - mad , and that he might have driven any woman wholly mad . He was " gey ill to live wi ' , " said his mother , who adored him ...
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that he would thank Carlyle to tell him 80. Carlyle laughingly replied that he had not seen de Quincey for some time , and in any case scarcely knew him well enough to be the bearer of such a message . Privately he reflected , apropos ...
that he would thank Carlyle to tell him 80. Carlyle laughingly replied that he had not seen de Quincey for some time , and in any case scarcely knew him well enough to be the bearer of such a message . Privately he reflected , apropos ...
Contents
A COLONEL OF THE FRONTIER FORCE BY LIEUT COLONEL | 73 |
AN INFANTRY OFFICER WITH THE EIGHTH ARMYI XII | 91 |
Salute | 134 |
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