The book-lover's enchiridion, thoughts, selected and arranged by Philobiblos. by A. Ireland1884 |
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... reader will find in it . My object has been to present , in chronological order , the summed - up testimonies of the most notable Book- Lovers on the subject of Books , and the Habit and Love of Reading . The writers from whom I have ...
... reader will find in it . My object has been to present , in chronological order , the summed - up testimonies of the most notable Book- Lovers on the subject of Books , and the Habit and Love of Reading . The writers from whom I have ...
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... readers it may appear that my selections from certain writers occupy a disproportionate space when compared with that assigned to others . I may be permitted to say a word in explanation . It has been with regret that I have been unable ...
... readers it may appear that my selections from certain writers occupy a disproportionate space when compared with that assigned to others . I may be permitted to say a word in explanation . It has been with regret that I have been unable ...
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... reader finds only a sentence or two - perhaps not even a line - from writers whom we know to have been ardent Book - Lovers , he may conclude that they have left no recorded thoughts exactly suitable to the object of the present volume ...
... reader finds only a sentence or two - perhaps not even a line - from writers whom we know to have been ardent Book - Lovers , he may conclude that they have left no recorded thoughts exactly suitable to the object of the present volume ...
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... reader will find striking passages from an address on Reading by Mr. John Morley , the dis- tinguished biographer ... readers . August , 1884 , A. I. CHRONOLOGICAL LIST OF AUTHORS QUOTED . SOLOMON SOCRATES PLATO ALEXANDRIAN.
... reader will find striking passages from an address on Reading by Mr. John Morley , the dis- tinguished biographer ... readers . August , 1884 , A. I. CHRONOLOGICAL LIST OF AUTHORS QUOTED . SOLOMON SOCRATES PLATO ALEXANDRIAN.
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... reader should not at once persuade himself that all things that the best writers have said are absolutely perfect . Id . 10. [ Translated by J. N. ] PLINY , THE YOUNGER . d . AFTER 105 . A.D. 61 . The elder Pliny used to say that no ...
... reader should not at once persuade himself that all things that the best writers have said are absolutely perfect . Id . 10. [ Translated by J. N. ] PLINY , THE YOUNGER . d . AFTER 105 . A.D. 61 . The elder Pliny used to say that no ...
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Стр. 229 - But words are things, and a small drop of ink, Falling like dew, upon a thought, produces That which makes thousands, perhaps millions, think...
Стр. 121 - Now stir the fire, and close the shutters fast, Let fall the curtains, wheel the sofa round, And while the bubbling and loud-hissing urn Throws up a steamy column, and the cups, That cheer but not inebriate, wait on each, So let us welcome peaceful evening in.
Стр. 165 - I must confess that I dedicate no inconsiderable portion of my time to other people's thoughts. I dream away my life in others' speculations. I love to lose myself in other men's minds. When I am not walking, I am reading ; I cannot sit and think. Books think for me.
Стр. 193 - It is chiefly through books that we enjoy intercourse with superior minds, and these invaluable means of communication are in the reach of all. In the best books great men talk to us, give us their most precious thoughts, and pour their souls into ours.
Стр. 164 - I own that I am disposed to say grace upon twenty other occasions in the course of the day besides my dinner. I want a form for setting out upon a pleasant walk, for a moonlight ramble, for a friendly meeting, or a solved problem. Why have we none for books, those spiritual repasts - a grace before Milton - a grace before Shakspeare a devotional exercise proper to be said before reading the Fairy Queen?
Стр. 28 - STUDIES serve for delight, for ornament, and for ability. Their chief use for delight is in privateness and retiring ; for ornament, is in discourse ; and for ability, is in the judgment and disposition of business. For expert men can execute, and perhaps judge of particulars, one by one ; but the general counsels, and the plots, and marshalling of affairs come best from those that are learned.
Стр. 122 - At his own wonders, wondering for his bread. *Tis pleasant through the loop-holes of retreat To peep at such a world ; to see the stir Of the great Babel and not feel the crowd ; To hear the roar she sends through all her gates At a safe distance, where the dying sound Falls a soft murmur on the uninjured ear.
Стр. 153 - Dreams, books, are each a world ; and books, we know, Are a substantial world, both pure and good : Bound these, with tendrils strong as flesh and blood, Our pastime and our happiness will grow.
Стр. 79 - t depends Not on the number, but the choice of friends. Books should, not business, entertain the light, And sleep, as undisturbed as death, the night. My house a cottage, more Than palace, and should fitting be For all my use, no luxury. My garden painted o'er With Nature's hand, not Art's ; and pleasures yield, Horace might envy in his Sabine field.
Стр. 310 - Next to the originator of a good sentence is the first quoter of it. Many will read the book before one thinks of quoting a passage. As soon as he has done this, that line will be quoted east and west.