A study of greatness in men

Josephus Nelson Larned

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J.S. HartMrs. A STUDY OF GREATNESS IN MEN A oTUDY OF GKEATNESS IN MEN BY N. LARNEDJ. " "Author and Centuriesof Books, Culture, Character," Seventy " the etc.of Life ofMankind," ; compiler of History " for ReferenceReady LONDON GAY AND LTD.HANCOCK, 12 & 13 HENRIETTA STRANDSTBBBT, BY N. LARKEDCOPYRIGHT, 1911, J. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED MY FRIENDS AND ASSOCIATES OFTO THE THURSDAY OF N.CLUB, BUFFALO, Y., AND WHOSEON WHOSE INVITATION UNDER THE LECTURES NOW SOMEWHATAUSPICES EXPANDED IN PRINT WERE PREPARED AND AIN FIRST AS PUBLIC COURSEGIVEN, 1906, AND THEN REPEATED IN THE HIGH SCHOOLS OF THE THIS CONTAININGCITY, VOLUME, IS AFFECTIONATELYTHEM, DEDICATED. CONTENTS I. WHAT GOES INTO THE MAKING OF A GREAT MAN? 1 II. NAPOLEON : A WITHOUT GREATNESS . 35PRODIGY, CROMWELL : IMPERFECT IN GREATNESS . . .III. 109 IV. WASHINGTON : IMPRESSIVE IN GREATNESS . . 169 : .V. LINCOLN SIMPLEST IN GREATNESS . 221 WHAT GOES INTO THE MAKING A GEEAT MAN?OF OFA STUDY GREATNESS IN MEN WHAT GOES INTO THE MAKING OF A GREAT MAN? THERE is no other writer who charms and stimulates and me soirritates, disappoints often and so as inequally Carlyle, what he has written of "Hero- personally men. has ever theNobody glorified human loftier of God- spirit by conceptions likeness in it than his. He held with Saint " that the true or visi-Shekinah,Chrysostom, ble revelation of is Man." He asGod, felt, "Novalis his that there isexpressed feeling, but one in the and that isUniverse,Temple the of man.

Sujets

• Personality
• Genius

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• Publié par: les_archives_du_savoir
• Nombre de lectures: 9
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 10 Mo

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J.S. HartMrs.A STUDY OF GREATNESS IN MENA oTUDY OF
GKEATNESS IN MEN
BY
N. LARNEDJ.
" "Author and Centuriesof Books, Culture, Character," Seventy
"
the etc.of Life ofMankind," ; compiler of History
"
for ReferenceReady
LONDON
GAY AND LTD.HANCOCK,
12 & 13 HENRIETTA STRANDSTBBBT,BY N. LARKEDCOPYRIGHT, 1911, J.
ALL RIGHTS RESERVEDMY FRIENDS AND ASSOCIATES OFTO
THE THURSDAY OF N.CLUB, BUFFALO, Y.,
AND WHOSEON WHOSE INVITATION UNDER
THE LECTURES NOW SOMEWHATAUSPICES
EXPANDED IN PRINT WERE PREPARED AND
AIN FIRST AS PUBLIC COURSEGIVEN, 1906,
AND THEN REPEATED IN THE HIGH SCHOOLS
OF THE THIS CONTAININGCITY, VOLUME,
IS AFFECTIONATELYTHEM,
DEDICATED.