"He had already written several articles and essays, and a few of them had appeared in print; but they gave little promise or indication of the power he was afterwards to exhibit."
— Thomas Carlyle

January 1, 1970

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ExistentialistsAcademics from ScotlandPhilosophers from ScotlandConservatives from the United KingdomHistorians from Scotland
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With White, Andrew Dickson. On the Choice of Books: The Inaugural Address of Thomas Carlyle, Lord Rector of the University of Edinburgh, Reprinted From the Times, With Additional Articles, a Memoir of the Author, and Two Portraits London: J.C. Hotten. (1866)