 Give a man this taste and a means of gratifying it, and you can hardly fail of making a happy man, unless indeed, you put into his hands a most perverse selection of books. "You place him in contact with the best society in every period of history; with...  Catalogue - Стр. 1041873 - Страниц: 112Полный просмотр - Подробнее о книге
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...ahappy man, unless, indeed, you put into his hands a most perverse selection of books. You place him in contact with the best society in every period of history — with the wisest, the wittiest — witli the tenderest, the bravest, and the purest characters that have adorned humanity. You make... | |
 | 1835 - Страниц: 542
...him in contact with the best society in every period of history ; with the wisest, the wittiest, with the tenderest, the bravest, and the purest characters...contemporary of all ages. The world has been created for him. It is hardly possible but the character should take a higher and better tone from the constant habit... | |
 | 1835 - Страниц: 298
...happy man, unless, indeed, you put into his hands a most perverse selection of books. You place him in contact with the best society in every period of history ; with the wisest, the wittiest, with the tendercst, the bravest, and the purest characters who have adorned humanity. You make him... | |
 | 1838 - Страниц: 274
...happy man, unless, indeed, you put into his hands a most perverse selection of books. You place him in contact with the best society in every period of history — with the wisest, the wittiest — with the tenderest, the bravest, and the purest characters who have adorned humanity. You make... | |
 | Thomas H. Palmer - 1840 - Страниц: 328
...happy man ; unless, indeed, a most perverse selection of books is put into his hands. He is placed in contact with the best society, in every period of history ; with the wisest, the wittiest ; with the tenderest, the bravest, and the purest, characters, which have adorned humanity. It is hardly... | |
 | 1840 - Страниц: 504
...man this taste, and the means of gratifying it, and yon can hardly fail of adding to his happiness; you make him a denizen of all nations — a contemporary of all ages. It is hardly possible that the character can fail of taking a higher and better tone from the constant... | |
 | Samuel Niles Sweet - 1843 - Страниц: 324
...into his hands a most preverse selection of books. You place him in contact with the best society of every period of history — with the wisest, the wittiest,...tenderest, the bravest, and the purest characters which have adorned humanity. You make him a denizen of all nations, cotemporary of all ages. The world... | |
 | 1859 - Страниц: 880
...happy man, unless, indeed, you put into his hand a most perverse selection of books. You place him in contact with the best society in every period of history ; with the wisest, the wittiest, and the tenderesl, the bravest, and the purest characters who have adorned humanity. You make him a... | |
 | Johann Christoph Friedrich von Schiller - 1846 - Страниц: 538
...happy man ; unless, indeed, you put into his hands a most perverse selection of books. You place him in contact with the best society in every period of history...of all ages. The world has been created for him." — SIB JOHN HERSCHEI. Address on the Opening of ike Eton Liiirary, 1833. J.JH:rok.'if!~ THE WORKS... | |
 | William Roscoe - 1846 - Страниц: 614
...happy man ; unless, indeed, you put into his hands a most perverse selection of books. Tou place htm in contact with the best society in every period of history,...of all ages. The world has been created for him." — SIR JOHN Address un Vie Opening! of the Eton Library, 1833. LONDON : B. CUT, miXTKR, BREAD 1TKKXT... | |
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