“ Chaos is dark, deep as Hell; let light be, and there is instead a green flowery World. ”
Thomas Carlyle, Past and Present (1843). copy citation
Author | Thomas Carlyle |
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Source | Past and Present |
Topic | chaos light |
Date | 1843 |
Language | English |
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Weblink | http://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/13534/pg13534-images.html |
Context
“But it is to you, ye Workers, who do already work, and are as grown men, noble and honourable in a sort, that the whole world calls for new work and nobleness. Subdue mutiny, discord, widespread despair, by manfulness, justice, mercy and wisdom. Chaos is dark, deep as Hell; let light be, and there is instead a green flowery World. O, it is great, and there is no other greatness. To make some nook of God's Creation a little fruitfuler, better, more worthy of God; to make some human hearts a little wiser, manfuler, happier,—more blessed, less accursed!”
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