...Darkness is ignorance. Venerable to him is the hard hand, the rugged face all weathertanned, beaming with its rude intelligence ; for it is the face of a man living man-like. " But how often," he says, " while the body stands so broad and brawny the soul lies blinded, dwarfed,...

...that with earthmade implements laboriously conquers the earth and makes her man's. Venerable to me is the hard hand, crooked, coarse, wherein notwithstanding...intelligence ; for it is the face of a man living manlike. . . . Toil on, toil on ; thou art in thy duty, be out of it who may : thou toilest for the altogether...

...that with earthmade implements laboriously conquers the earth and makes her man's. Venerable to me is the hard hand, crooked, coarse ; wherein, notwithstanding,...lies a cunning virtue, indefeasibly royal, as of the scepter of this planet. Venerable, too, is the rugged face, all weather-tanned, with its rude intelligence;...

...that with earth-made implement laboriously conquers the earth and makes her man's. Venerable to me is the hard hand, crooked, coarse, wherein notwithstanding lies a cunning virtue, indefeasibly royal, as if the sceptre of this planet. . . . Toil on, toil on ; thou art in thy duty, be out of it who may...

...that with earth-made implements laboriously conquers the earth, and makes her man's. Venerable to me is the hard hand, — crooked, coarse, — wherein, notwithstanding, lies a cunning virtue, imlefeasibly royal, as of the sceptic of this planet. Venerable, too, is the rugged face, all weather-tanned,...

...that with earth-made implement laboriously conquers the earth and makes her man's. Venerable to me is the hard hand, crooked, coarse, wherein notwithstanding lies a cunning virtue, indefeasibly royal, as if the sceptre of this planet Toil on, toil on ; thou art in thy duty, be out of it who may ; thou...

...that, with earth-made implement laboriously conquers the earth, and makes her man's. Venerable to me is the hard hand, crooked, coarse, wherein notwithstanding lies a cunning virtue. Venerable, too, is the rugged face, all weather-tanned, bespoiled, with its rude intelligence : for...

...crooked, coarse; wherein, notwithstanding, lies a cunning virtue, indefeasibly royal, as of the Scepter of this Planet. Venerable, too, is the rugged face,...intelligence, for it is the face of a Man living manlike. Oh, but the more venerable for thy rudeness, and even because we must pity as well as love thee! Hardly...

...make* her man's. Venerable to me is the hard hand, crooked, coarse, wherein, notwithstanding, lie* a cunning virtue, indefeasibly royal as of the sceptre of this planet. A second man I honour, and mill more highly : him who is seen toiling for the spiritually indispensable,...

...thrall, half-scornful though it be. But compare it with Carlyle's noble paragraph : — "Venerable to me is the hard hand, crooked, coarse; wherein notwithstanding...intelligence, for it is the face of a Man living man-like. Oh, but the more venerable for thy rudeness, and even because we must pity as well as love thee. Hardly...