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... Table-talk on Books, Men, and Manners - עמוד 81נערך על ידי - 1853 - 229 דפיםתצוגה מלאה - מידע על ספר זה
 | Epes Sargent - 1857 - 478 דפים
...with the best society in every period of history, — with the wisest, the wittiest, the teudere-st, the bravest, and the purest characters who have adorned...ages. The world has been created for him. — Sir John Hcrschel. make books serviceable, and give health and vigor to the miiid. Uettor read not at all than... | |
 | 1857 - 224 דפים
...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...tenderest, the bravest, and the purest characters that have adorned humanity. You make him a denizen of all nations, a contemporary of all ages. It is... | |
 | Epes Sargent - 1857 - 478 דפים
...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, the tcndercst, the bravest, and the purest characters who have adorned humauity. You make him a denizen... | |
 | Epes Sargent - 1857 - 432 דפים
...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 that have adorned humanity. You make... | |
 | Samuel Austin Allibone - 1858
...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...contemporary of all ages. The world has been created fur him!" — SIR JOHN HERSCHEL: Addren at the Opening of tne Eton Library, 1833. " In the best Books... | |
 | Epes Sargent - 1858 - 478 דפים
...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...humanity. You make him a denizen of all nations, a contemporary11 of all ages. The world has been created for him. — Sir John Herschel. make Looks serviceable,... | |
 | 1858
...happy man, unless, indeed, you put into his hand a most perverse collection of books. You place him in contact with the best society in every period of...humanity. You make him a denizen of all nations — a cotemporary of all ages. The world has been created for him. It is hardly possible but the character... | |
 | M. M. Bell - 1858 - 291 דפים
...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 that have adorned humanity. You make... | |
 | Charles Dexter Cleveland - 1858 - 762 דפים
...importance than is easily imagined ; and more efhands a most perverse selection of books. You plnce him In contact with the best society In every period of history— with the wisest, the wittiest— with the tendcrcst, mul tho purest characters Uw> hare adorned humanity. You make htm a denizen of... | |
 | Young artists - 1858
...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 that have adorned humanity. You make... | |
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