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...contain My books, the best companions, is to me A glorious court, where hourly I converse With the old sages and philosophers, And sometimes, for variety,...unjustly got, Unto a strict account, and in my fancy Defacing their ill-played statutes." " Books," said a learned Englishman of the eleventh century, "...

...Beaumont's " Elder Brother," sit in his study, mount upon the wings of speculation, and " hourly converse v With kings and emperors, and weigh their counsels,...victories, if unjustly got, Unto a strict account, and in his fancy Deface their ill-placed statues." But, sir, criticism on the art of war, to be valuable now,...

...philosophers ; And sometimes for variety 1 confer With Kings and Emperors, and weigh their counsels, Culling their victories, if unjustly got, Unto a strict account, and in my fancy Deface their ill-placed statues. BEACUONT AND FLETCHER. CHAPTER CXIII.— p.271. ТПОМАЗ GENT AND ALICE GUT, A TRUE TALK-, SHOWING...

...Contain my books the best companion is, To me a lordly court, where hourly I Converse with the old sages and philosophers : And sometimes for variety I confer With kings and emperors, and wcigh thcir couusels, Calling thcir vietories, if unjustly got, Unto a striet aecount."—FLEICHER....

...contain My books, the best companions, is to me A glorious court, where hourly I converse With the old sages and philosophers ; And sometimes for variety...account, and in my fancy Deface their ill-placed statues. BEAUMONT AND FLETCHER. 0 Messed letters .' that combine in one All ages past, and make one live with...

...contain My books, the best companions, is to me A glorious court, where hourly I converse With the old sages and philosophers ; And sometimes, for variety, I confer With kings and emprrors, and weigh their counCidling their victories, if unjustly got, [sels ; Unto a strict account,...

...Contain my books, the best companions, is To me a glorious court, where hourly I Converse with the old sages and philosophers; And sometimes for variety,...fancy, Deface their ill-placed statues. Can I then Fart with such constant pleasures, to embrace Uncertain vanities ? No; be it your care To augment a...

...Contain my books, the best companions, is To me a glorious court, where hourly I Converse with the old sages and philosophers; And sometimes for variety,...victories, if unjustly got, Unto a strict account; and iu my fancy, Deface their ill-plac'd statues. Can I then Part with such constant pleasures, to embrace...

...Contain mv books, the best companions, is To me a glorious court, where hourly I Converse with the old sages and philosophers ; And sometimes, for variety, I confer With kings and emperors, and weightheir counsels. T. Fletcher. BOOES — continued. Books should to one of these four ends conduce,...