 what is man ? An omnivorous Biped that wears Breeches. To the eye of Pure Reason what is he ? A Soul, a Spirit, and divine Apparition. Round his mysterious ME, there lies, under all those wool-rags, a Garment of Flesh (or of Senses), contextured in the...  L'idéalisme anglais: étude sur Carlyle - Page 25by Hippolyte Taine - 1864 - 187 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Thomas Carlyle - Transcendentalism in literature - 1831 - 294 pages
...him beyond the visible Heavens, almost to an equality with the Gods. ' To the eye of vulgar Logic,' says he, ' what is man ? An omnivorous Biped that...mysterious ME, there lies, under all those woolrags, a Garment of Flesh (or of Senses), contextured in the Loom of Heaven; whereby he is revealed to his like,... | |
 | Thomas Carlyle - Clothing and dress - 1837 - 322 pages
...him beyond the visible heavens, almost to an equality with the gods. " To the eye of vulgar logic," says he, " what is man? An omnivorous biped that wears...mysterious ME, there lies, under all those wool-rags, a garment of flesh (or of senses), contextured in the loom of heaven ; whereby he is revealed to his... | |
 | Theology - 1837 - 424 pages
...following paragraph may serve to illustrate the leading idea of the book. " To the eye of vulgar logic, what is man ? An omnivorous biped that wears breeches....mysterious ME, there lies, under all those wool-rags, a garment of flesh (or of senses), contextured in the loom of heaven ; whereby he is revealed to his... | |
 | Thomas Carlyle - 1838 - 338 pages
...him beyond the visible Heavens, almost to an equality with the gods. ' To the eye of vulgar Logic," says he, ' what is man ? ' An omnivorous Biped that...Round his mysterious ME, ' there lies, under all those wool- rags, a Garment of Flesh ' (or of Senses), contextured in the Loom of Heaven ; ' whereby he is... | |
 | Thomas Carlyle - Clothing and dress - 1840 - 324 pages
...Heavens, almost to an equality with the gods. ' To the eye of vulgar Logic,' says he, ' what is man T ' An omnivorous Biped that wears Breeches. To the 'eye...mysterious ME, ' there lies, under all those wool-rags, a Garment of Flesh ' (or of Senses), contextured in the Loom of Heaven ; ' whereby he is revealed to... | |
 | Thomas Carlyle - English essays - 1846 - 490 pages
...him beyond the visible Heavens, almost to an equality with the gods. ' To the eye of vulgar Logic,' says he, ' what is man ? An ' omnivorous Biped that...mysterious ME, there lies, under all those wool-rags, ' a Garment of Flesh (or of Senses), contextured in the Loom of ' Heaven ; whereby he is revealed to his... | |
 | Thomas Carlyle - English essays - 1846 - 260 pages
...him beyond the visible Heavens, almost to an equality with the gods. ' To the eye of vulgar Logic,' says he, ' what is man ? An ' omnivorous Biped that...Breeches. To the eye of Pure ' Reason what is he ? A souL^^jSpirit^and. divine Apparition. ' Eound his mysterious ME, there lies, under all those wool-rags,... | |
 | Thomas Carlyle - Chartism - 1848 - 654 pages
...him beyond the visible Heavens, almost to an equality with the gods. ' To the eye of vulgar Logic, ' says he,' what is man ? An ' omnivorous Biped that...mysterious ME, there lies, under all those wool-rags, ' a Garment of Flesh (or of Senses), con textured in the Loom of ' Heaven; whereby he is revealed to his... | |
 | United States - 1848 - 594 pages
...awe, while we cannot help langhing outright. 'To the eye of vulgir Logic what is man ? An onmiverous Biped that wears Breeches. To the eye of Pure Reason...mysterious Me, there lies under all those wool-rags a Garment of Flesh (or of Sense,) contexlured in the Loom of Heaven, wherehy he is revealed to his Irke,... | |
 | United States - 1848 - 624 pages
...awe, while we cannot help laughing outright. ' To the eye of vulgar Logic what is man ? An omniverous Biped that wears Breeches. To the eye of Pure Reason...mysterious Me, there lies under all those wool-rags a Garment of Flesh (or of Sense,) contextured in the Loom of Heaven, whereby he is revealed to his like,... | |
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