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Thomas Carlyle spent a year in research, gathering materials. Then he wrote for endless hours daily through many weeks to complete the first volume of his history of the French Revolution. He then submitted it to a friend for inspection. The manuscript was accidentally and ignorantly destroyed by a servant. Carlyle bore the loss with equanimity and never openly criticized his friend's carelessness. He wrote to Emerson that he had to recruit his resolve and return to work. "I began again at the beginning. . ."
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Lectionary Passages for December 7th 2008
[Year B]
Second Sunday in Advent
Isaiah 40:1-11
Psalm 85:1-2, 8-13
Mark 1:1-8
2 Peter 3:8-15
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