 Give a man this taste, and the 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...  The Companion: After-dinner Table-talk - עמוד 80מאת Robert Conger Pell - 1850 - 192 דפיםתצוגה מלאה - מידע על ספר זה
 | 1873 - 46 דפים
...frown i upon me, it would be a taste for reading. a most perverse collection of books. You place him m contact with the best society in every period of history—...wisest, the wittiest, the tenderest, the bravest, the purest characters j who have adorned humanity. You make him a I deni2en of all nations, a contemporary... | |
 | Smithsonian Institution. Board of Regents - 1873 - 486 דפים
...transcribing. Speaking of the advantages of a taste for reading, he says: "Give a man this, and yon place him in contact with the best society in every period of history—with the wisest, wittiest, tenderest, bravest, and purest of characters who have adorned... | |
 | English literature - 1874 - 274 דפים
...pleasurable gratification. Give a man this taste, and the means of gratifying it, and you can hardily fail of making him a happy man, unless, indeed, you...period of history, with the wisest, the wittiest, with the tenderest, the bravest, and the purest characters that have adorned humanity. You make him... | |
 | John Daniel Morell - 1874 - 336 דפים
...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...period of history, with the wisest, the wittiest, with the tenderest, the bravest, and the purest characters who have adorned humanity. You make him... | |
 | 1875 - 416 דפים
...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...of history — with the wisest, the wittiest, the teuderest, the bravest, and the purest characters who have adorned humanity. You make him a denizen... | |
 | Wisconsin. Department of Public Instruction - 1875 - 334 דפים
...might go amiss, and the world frown upon me, it would be a taste for reading. Give a man this taste and you place him in contact with the best society in every period of history — with the wisest and the wittiest, the tenderest, the bravest, and the finest characters which have adorned humanity.... | |
 | 1875 - 342 דפים
...might go amiss, and the world frown upon me, it would be a taste for reading. Give a man this taste and you place him in contact with the best society in every period of history — with the wisest and the wittiest, the tenderest, the bravest, and the finest characters which have adorned humanity.... | |
 | 1876 - 450 דפים
...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...the best society in every period of history — with tke wisest, the wittiest, the tenderest, the bravest, and the purest characters who have adorned humanity.... | |
 | Wisconsin - 1876 - 1182 דפים
...might go amiss, and the world frown upon me, it would be a taste for reading. Give a man this taste and you place him in contact with the best society in every period of history — with the wisest and the wittiest, the tenderest, the bravest, and the finest characters which have adorned humanity.... | |
 | Frederic Beecher Perkins - 1877 - 364 דפים
...gratifying it, and you can hardly fail of making a happy man, unless, indeed, you put into his banda a most perverse selection of books. You place him...humanity. You make him a denizen of all nations, a (»temporary of all ages. — Sir J. Herschd. Employ your time in improving yourself by other men's... | |
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