To this man life is already as earnest and awful, and beaut… - Thomas Carlyle

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To this man life is already as earnest and awful, and beautiful and terrible, as death.

Thomas Carlyle

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Thomas Carlyle (December 4 1795 – February 5 1881) was a Scottish essayist, historian and philosopher of great prominence during the Victorian era. His wife was Jane Welsh Carlyle.

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Alternative Names: The Sage of Chelsea

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