| William Wordsworth - 1845 - 660 Seiten
...more sweet ; Whose mind is but the mind of his own eyes, He is a Slave ; the meanest we can meet ! Wings have we, — and as far as we can go We may...and mere sky, support that mood Which with the lofty sanetifies the low. Dreams, books, are each a world ; and books, we know, Are a substantial world,... | |
| William Hazlitt - 1845 - 670 Seiten
...has expressed this sentiment well (perhaps I have borrowed it from him) — " Books, dreams, are both a world ; and books, we know, Are a substantial world, both pure and good, Round which, with tendrils strong as flesh and blood, Our pastime and our happiness may grow. ****** Two... | |
| 1845 - 480 Seiten
...degrees, now nearly attained by the subject of our sketch; and oh! with many a glorious thought (" For books we know Are a substantial world, both pure and good, Round which, with tendrils strong as flesh and blood, Our pastime and our happiness may grow,) . had he,... | |
| Henry Theodore Cheever - 1851 - 446 Seiten
...was ever known to Aristotle or Plato. CHAPTER XII. CANOEING BY SEA AND SURVEY OF VOLCANOES BY LAND. WINGS have we, and as far as we can go We may find pleasure; wilderness aud wood, Blank ocean aud mere sky, support that mood, Which with the lofty sanctifies the low: Dreams,... | |
| George Markham Tweddell - 1852 - 232 Seiten
...neverfailing source of enjoyment by the humblest hearth in the stormy nights of winter, will be their's. " Wings have we, — and, as far as we can go. We may find pleasure: wilderness and wood, Blank oeean, and mere sky, supply that mood, Which, with the lofty, sanctifies the low : Dreams, books, are... | |
| Samuel Ware Fisher - 1852 - 394 Seiten
...as well be forgotten ! Mr. Wadsworth has expressed this sentiment well:" " Books, dreams, are both a world; and books, we know. Are a substantial world, both pure and good, Round which, with tendrils strong as flesh and blood, Our pastime and our happiness may grow." should be... | |
| 1853 - 560 Seiten
...and serve as an introduction to the treasury of delightful poetry contained in the following pages. " Dreams, books, are each a world ; and books, we know...pure and good: Round these, with tendrils strong as Hesh and blood, Our pastime and our happiness will grow. ***** Two shall be named, pre-eminently dear,... | |
| Henry Theodore Cheever - 1855 - 438 Seiten
...Aristotle or Plato. CHAPTER XII. CANOEING BY SEA AND SURVEY OF VOLCANOES BY LAND. WINGS have we, aud as far as we can go We may find pleasure ; wilderness...know, Are a substantial world, both pure and good. Hence have I genial seasons, hence have I Smooth passions, smooth discourse, and joyous thought : And... | |
| Henry Reed - 1855 - 404 Seiten
...spiritual agencies which are vouchsafed to redeemed man : and our life is also in the world of books. And books, we know, Are a substantial world, both pure and good : Bound these, with tendrils strong as flesh and blood, Our pastime and our happiness will grow.* I... | |
| Henry Reed - 1855 - 416 Seiten
...spiritual agencies which are vouchsafed to redeemed man : and our life is also in the world of books. And books, we know, Are a substantial world, both pure and good: Hound these, with tendrils strong as flesh and blood, Our pastime and our happiness will grow/* I have... | |
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