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On the contrary, nothing so facile, pellucid, pleasant to read had appeared in modern literature--a poetic lubberland, a "clear, unwrinkled song."— A History of English Romanticism in the Nineteenth Century
though a whole celestial lubberland were the price of apostacy With a grasp on this rock, Carlyle springs from the slough of despond and asserts himself Denn ich bin ein Mensch gewesen Und das heisst ein Kδmpfer seyn He finds in persistent action, energy, and courage a present strength, and a lamp of at least such partial victory as he lived to achieve He would not make his judgment blind He faced the spectres of the mind but he never "laid them," or came near the serenity of his master, Goethe; and his teaching, public and private, remained half a wail.— Thomas Carlyle
"Emerge from the lubberland of dreams, and be swift in attendance upon a wight whose wandering star has led him to your hospitable gate."— The Lady of Loyalty House A Novel
Elation at mere existence, pure cosmic emotion and delight, would, it seems to me, quench all interest in those speculations, if the world were nothing but a lubberland of happiness already.— Pragmatism
Truth I cried, though the heavens crush me for following her; no falsehood! though a whole celestial lubberland were the price of apostacy.— Thomas Carlyle
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