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...first dim rudiments and
already-budding germs of a nobler Era, in Universal History. Is not such a
prize worth some striving? Forward with us, courageous reader; be it
towards failure, or towards success! The latter thou sharest with us; the
former also is not all our own.
BOOK II.
CHAPTER I.
GENESIS.
In a psychological point of view, it is perhaps questionable whether from
birth and genealogy, how closely scrutinized soever, much insight is to be
gained. Nevertheless, as
In every phenomenon the beginning remains always the most notable moment. 
so, with regard to any great man, we rest not
till, for our scientific profit or not, the whole circumstances of his
first appearance in this Planet, and what manner of Public Entry he made,
are with utmost completeness rendered manifest. To the Genesis of our
Clothes-Philosopher, then, be this First Chapter consecrated. Unhappily,
indeed, he seems to be of quite obscure extraction; uncertain, we might
almost say, whether of any: so that this Genesis of his can properly be
nothing but...
Carlyle, Thomas
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Thomas Carlyle (December 4, 1795 - February 5, 1881) was a Scottish essayist, satirist, and historian, whose work was hugely influential during the Victorian era. Coming from a strictly Calvinist family, Carlyle was expected by his parents to become a preacher. However, while at the University of Edinburgh he lost his Christian faith. Nevertheless Calvinist values remained with him throughout his life. This combination of a religious temperament with loss of faith in traditional Christianity made Carlyle's work appealing to many Victorians who were grappling with scientific and political changes that threatened the traditional social order. · Can we improve this biography? Post your version
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