Thomas Carlyle - So here hath been dawning Another blue day; Think,

So here hath been dawning Another blue day; Think, wilt thou let it Slip useless away? Out of eternity This new day is born, Into eternity At night will return.

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Carlyle, Thomas. "To-Day." The Works of Thomas Carlyle, vol. 26, Chapman and Hall, 1899, p. 476.

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About the Author

Thomas Carlyle

Born: December 4, 1795
Died: February 5, 1881
Nationality: Scottish
Profession: Historian, Satirist, Essayist, Translator, Mathematician

Biography

Thomas Carlyle was a Scottish historian, satirical writer, essayist, translator, philosopher, mathematician, and teacher. In his book On Heroes, Hero-Worship, and The Heroic in History (1841), he argued that the actions of the "Great Man" play a key role in history, claiming that "the history of the world is but the biography of great men". Other major works include The French Revolution: A History, 3 vols (1837) and The History of Friedrich II of Prussia, Called Frederick the Great, 6 vols (1858–65).

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