Soul in them, as we said, were it only to keep the Body unputrefied.    From Wordnik.com.  [Past and Present Thomas Carlyle's Collected Works, Vol. XIII.] Reference

For all human things do require to have an Ideal in them; to have some Soul in them, as we said, were it only to keep the Body unputrefied.    From Wordnik.com.  [Past and Present] Reference