 | Henry Coppée - 1867 - 588 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...obscure dwelling. If the Sacred Writers will enter and tuke up their abode under my roof, if Milton will cross my threshold to Kmg to me of Paradise, and... | |
 | Henry Coppée - 1867 - 586 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...enter my obscure dwelling. If the Sacred Writers will cuter and take up their abode under my roof, if Milton will cross my threshold to sing to me of Paradise,... | |
 | Thomas Harrison Walker - 1867 - 294 Seiten
...men talk to us, communicate their most precious thoughts, and pour out to us their souls. Books are true levellers. They give to all who will faithfully use them the society, the intellectual presence, of the best and greatest of our race. The humblest mechanic, however poor, may... | |
 | 1868 - 1048 Seiten
...and the tones and looks which only a mother's heart inspire ; — these are all poetical." BOOKS. " No matter how poor I am, — no matter though the prosperous of my own timo will not enter my obscure dwelling, — if the sacred writers will enter and take up their abode... | |
 | 1863 - 358 Seiten
...their touls into ovrs. God be thanked for books. They arc the voices of the distant and the dear), and make us heirs of the spiritual life of past, ages....levellers. They give to all, who will faithfully use them, tlte society, the spiritual presence, of the best and greatest of our race. No matter how poor I am;... | |
 | 1870 - 1172 Seiten
...conversation. VALUE OF BOOKS.— 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 levelcrs. They give to all who will faithfully use them, the society, the spiritual presence, of the... | |
 | 1870 - 956 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 the greatest of our race. No matter how poor I am ; no matter, though... | |
 | Robert Cowtan - 1872 - 444 Seiten
...Ellery Channing who says : — " 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...how poor I am — no matter though the prosperous enter not my humble dwelling; if the best writers take up their abode with me, I shall not pine for... | |
 | Henry Barnard - 1872 - 984 Seiten
...end pour their souls into ours. God be thanked for books. They are the voices of the distant and the his still-necked people. Its subsequent fortunes were delineated in a cunning levelers. They give to all, who will faithfully use them, the society, the spiritual presence, of the... | |
 | 1875 - 797 Seiten
...of past ages. They are the true levelers. They give to all who will faithfully use them the society of the best and greatest of our race. No matter how poor I am — no matter though the prosperous and the fashionable will not enter my obscure dwelling — if the Sacred Writers will enter and take... | |
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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... 
