 | 1849 - 354 Seiten
...with us, and give us their most precious thoughts. Books are the voices of the distant and the dead. Books are the true levellers. They give to all who will faithfully use them, the society and the presence of the best and greatest of our race. No matter how poor I am, no matter though the... | |
 | 1842 - 318 Seiten
...a brilliant instance of the blessings of this noble art), "* no matter though the prosperous of mv own time will not enter my obscure dwelling, if the sacred writers will come in and take up their abode with me, if Milton will cross my threshold to sing to me of- Paradisc,... | |
 | Samuel Niles Sweet - 1843 - 324 Seiten
...pour their souls into ours. 2. God be thanked for books. They are the voices of the distant and the dead, and make us heirs of the spiritual life of past...spiritual presence of the best and greatest of our race. 3. No matter how poor I am, no matter though the prosperous of my own time will not enter my obscure... | |
 | 1845 - 396 Seiten
...ours. God be thanked for books! They are the voices of the distant and the dead, and make us heirs of spiritual life of past ages. Books are the true levellers....of my own time will not enter my obscure dwelling, yet if the Sacred Writings enter and take up their abode under my roof, with Milton, to sing to me... | |
 | Samuel Niles Sweet - 1846 - 340 Seiten
...pour their souls into ours. 2. God be thanked for books. They are the voices of the distant and the dead, and make us heirs of the spiritual life of past...spiritual presence of the best and greatest of our race. 3. No matter how poor I am, no matter though the prosperous of my own time will not enter my obscure... | |
 | 1846 - 774 Seiten
...dead. Books are the true levclers. They give to all who will faithfully use them, the society and the presence of the best and greatest of our race. No...my own time will not enter my obscure dwelling. If learned men and poets will enter and take up their abode under my roof — if Milton will come into... | |
 | Samuel Niles Sweet - 1846 - 372 Seiten
...pour their souls into ours. 2. God be thanked for books. They are the voices of the distant and the dead, and make us heirs of the spiritual life of past...faithfully use them, the society, the spiritual presence ef the best and greatest of our race. S.^No matter how poo^I am, no matter though the prosperous o£-my... | |
 | 1848 - 614 Seiten
...and pour their souls into ours. God be thanked for books. They are the voices of the distant and the dead, and make us heirs of the spiritual life of past...will faithfully use them, the society, the spiritual pressure of the best and greatest of our race." " At the head of all the pleasures," says Dr. Jobn... | |
 | William Ellery Channing - 1848 - 424 Seiten
...dead, and make us heirs of the spiritual life of past ages. Books are the true levellers. They sire to all, who will faithfully use them, the society,...spiritual presence, of the best and greatest of our race. So matter how poor I am. No matter though the prosperous of my own time will not enter my obscure dwelling.... | |
 | Daniel Bishop - 1849 - 190 Seiten
...undervalue 12 good books. They are in the reach of all ; heaven be thanked far them ! " They give to all who faithfully use them the society, the spiritual presence, of the best and greatest of our race Nothing can supply the place of books The wealth of both continents [of Europe and America] would not... | |
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God be thanked for books ! they are the voices of the distant and the dead, and make us heirs of the spiritual life of past ages. Books are the true levellers. They give to all, who will faithfully use them, the society, the spiritual presence, of the... 
