Its wisdom and eloquence were a treasure to Dr.Arnold, who knew, if any man did, what history was.
It was like no other book that had ever been written, and critics were driven to talk of Aeschylus or Isaiah.

Such comparisons profit little or nothing.

The French Revolution is an original book by a man who believed in God's judgment upon sin.

The memoirs of Madame Dubarry might have suggested it; but it came from Carlyle's own heart and soul.
Professors may prove to their own satisfaction that it is not history at all, and Carlyle has been posthumously convicted of miscalculating the distance from Paris to Varennes.

It remains one of the books that cannot be forgotten, that fascinate all readers, even the professors themselves.