...himself, and, in the third place, had his own theory about him. "The great source," he told him, " of your extravagance, and of all that makes your writings...unlucky ambition to appear more original than you are." In process of time he was obliged to admit that the disease lay deeper, and that Carlyle actually did...

...Carlyle himself, and, in the third place, had his own theory about him. "The great source," he told him, "of your extravagance, and of all that makes your...unlucky ambition to appear more original than you are.1' In process of time he was obliged to admit that the disease lay deeper, and that Carlyle actually...

...down as a 1 Jeffrey was not far wide of the mark when, in 1828, he wrote to Carlyle : — " I suppose that you will treat me as something worse than an...unlucky ambition to appear more original than you are." (First Forty Years, ii., 38.) national characteristic, with roast-beef and hypocrisy ; and they seem...

...was not far wide of the mark when, in 1828, he wrote to Carlyle: — " I suppose that you will treab me as something worse than an ass when I say that...unlucky ambition to appear more original than you are." (First Forty Years, ii., 38.) 2 " Mr. Carlyle won his first successes as a kind of preacher in print,"...

...much truth — though now it is almost heresy to say so — in his old editor Jeffrey's remark : " The great source of your extravagance, and of all...unlucky ambition to appear more original than you are." This unlucky ambition never left him, and is often in Past and Present painfully apparent. But, after...

...though now it is almost heresy to say so— in his old editor Jeffrey's remark : "The great souree of your extravagance, and of all that makes your writings...real peculiarity of opinions as an unlucky ambition tp appear more original than you are." This unlucky ambition never left him, and is often in Past and...

...will treat me as something worse than an ass when I say that I am firmly persuaded the great SOUIR of your extravagance, and of all that makes your writings...unlucky ambition to appear more original than you are." (First Forty Years, ii., 38.) * " Mr. Carlyle won his first successes as a kind of preacher in print."...

...peculiar position and age might be expected to act. He summarizes his article by quoting Jeffreys : " The, great source of your extravagance and of all...not a few, is not so much any real peculiarity of opinion as an unlucky ambition to appear more original than you are." Two Cases of Railway Spine With...

...worse than an ass, when I say that I am firmly persuaded the great source of your extravagance, and all that makes your writings intolerable to many and...not a few, is not so much any real peculiarity of opinion, as an unlucky ambition to appear more original than you are.' The blunder made by Jeffrey...

...Carlyle " verbose and prone to exaggeration " ; and he rated him roundly on " your extravagance . . . that makes your writings intolerable to many and ridiculous to not a few; ... an unlucky ambition to appear more original than you are," and "the delusive hope of converting...