 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...  American Educational Monthly - Page 371864Full view - About this book
 | 1844 - 698 pages
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 | Henry Barnard - 1839 - 1066 pages
...and make us heirs of the spiritual life of past ages. Books are the true levellers. They give to oil, who will faithfully use them, the society, the spiritual...of the best and greatest of our race. No matter how pour I am. No matter though the prosperous of my own time will not enter my obscure dwelling. If the... | |
 | 1839 - 648 pages
...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...writers will enter and take up their abode under my roof—if Milton will cross my threshold to sing to me of Paradise; and Shakspeare to open to me the... | |
 | 1839 - 636 pages
...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...how poor I am. No matter though the prosperous of mv own time will not enter my obscure dwelling. If the Sncred Writers will enter and take up their... | |
 | 1839 - 684 pages
...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...race. No matter how poor I am ; no matter though the prosperou* of my own time will not enter my obscure dwelling ; if the sacred writers will enter and... | |
 | 1839 - 598 pages
...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 ot" the best and greatest of our race. No matter how poor I am. No matter though the prosperous of... | |
 | 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... | |
 | 1841 - 450 pages
...make us heirs of the spiritual life of past ages. Books are the true levellers. They give to all that will faithfully use them, the society, the spiritual...though the prosperous of my own time will not enter and take up their abode under my roof—if Milton will cross my threshold to sing to me of paradise,... | |
 | George Merriam - 1841 - 308 pages
...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...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... | |
 | 1849 - 354 pages
...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...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 cross my... | |
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