 | William Ellery Channing - 1838 - 90 pages
...talk to us, give us their most precious thoughts, 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 ages. Books are the true levellers. They give to all, who will faithfully... | |
 | 708 pages
...talk to us, give us their most precious thoughts, 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 ages. Books are the true levellers. They give to all, who will faithfully... | |
 | Henry Barnard - 1839 - 1066 pages
...talk to us, give us their most precious thoughts, 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 ages. Books are the true levellers. They give to oil, who will faithfully... | |
 | The Mirror of Literature,Amusement,and Instruction: VOL.XXXIII - 1839 - 446 pages
...will faithfully use them, the society, t he spiritual presence of the best and greatest of our race. No matter how poor I am ; no matter though the prosperous...my own time will not enter my obscure dwelling; if the sacred writers will enter and take up their abode under my roof — if Milton will cross my threshold... | |
 | 1839 - 648 pages
...talk to us, give us their most precious thoughts, and pour their souls into ours. God be thanked fr 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... | |
 | 1839 - 598 pages
...talk to us, give us their most precious thoughts, 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 ages. Books are the true levellers. They give to all, who will faithfully... | |
 | 1839 - 636 pages
...talk to us, give us their most precious thoughts, 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 ages. Books are the true levellers. They give to all, who will faithfully... | |
 | 1839 - 684 pages
...talk to us, give us their most precious thoughts, 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 ages. Books are the true levellers. They give to all who will faithfully... | |
 | 1840 - 210 pages
...before the house. — After the fever set in, he still onee of the best and greatest of our raee. — No matter, how poor I am. No matter, though the prosperous of my own time will not enter my obseure dwelling. If the Saered Writers will enter and take up their abode under my roof — if Milton... | |
 | William Ellery Channing - 1841 - 424 pages
...talk to us, give us their most precious thoughts, 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 ages. Books are the true levellers. They give to all, who will faithfully... | |
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They give to all, who will faithfully use them, the society, the spiritual presence of the best and greatest of our race. No matter how poor I am. 
