World's Laconics: Or, The Best Thoughts of the Best Authors in Prose and PoetryDodd, 1866 - 432 pages |
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Page v
... becomes , to a great extent , the receptacle of other men's thoughts ; and they exist there , not merely as furniture ... become the elements of mighty power in the minds of other men , is indeed one of the most favored of his race ; for ...
... becomes , to a great extent , the receptacle of other men's thoughts ; and they exist there , not merely as furniture ... become the elements of mighty power in the minds of other men , is indeed one of the most favored of his race ; for ...
Page vi
... becomes a matter of no small moment that the young especially , should have intelligent and faithful guides in their selection of books ; and those who have undertaken this office , and performed it success- fully , may justly be ...
... becomes a matter of no small moment that the young especially , should have intelligent and faithful guides in their selection of books ; and those who have undertaken this office , and performed it success- fully , may justly be ...
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... become a game ; in which the booksellers are the kings ; the critics , the knaves ; the public , the pack ; and the poor author , the mere table , or thing played upon . -Colton . AUTHORS , THEIR CONVERSATION AND WRITINGS.- -A transi ...
... become a game ; in which the booksellers are the kings ; the critics , the knaves ; the public , the pack ; and the poor author , the mere table , or thing played upon . -Colton . AUTHORS , THEIR CONVERSATION AND WRITINGS.- -A transi ...
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... become a slave to his servant , and exalts him to the dig nity of his Maker ! Gold is the friend , the wife , the god of the money - monger of the world . — Penn . AVARICE NOT SAGACITY . - Some men are called sagacious , merely on ...
... become a slave to his servant , and exalts him to the dig nity of his Maker ! Gold is the friend , the wife , the god of the money - monger of the world . — Penn . AVARICE NOT SAGACITY . - Some men are called sagacious , merely on ...
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... become scholars and wits , without the fatigue of reading or thinking . The most accomplished way of using books at present is twofold : either first to serve them as some men do lords , learn their titles exactly , and then brag of ...
... become scholars and wits , without the fatigue of reading or thinking . The most accomplished way of using books at present is twofold : either first to serve them as some men do lords , learn their titles exactly , and then brag of ...
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