 Give a man this taste and a means of gratifying it, and you can hardly fail of making a happy man, unless indeed, you put into his hands a most perverse selection of books. "You place him in contact with the best society in every period of history; with...  Table-talk on Books, Men, and Manners - Pàgina 81editat per - 1853 - 229 pàginesVisualització completa - Sobre aquest llibre
 | 576 pàgines
...ahappy man, unless, indeed, you put into his hands a most perverse selection of books. You place him in contact with the best society in every period of history — with the wisest, the wittiest — witli the tenderest, the bravest, and the purest characters that have adorned humanity. You make... | |
 | 1835 - 542 pàgines
...him in contact with the best society in every period of history ; with the wisest, the wittiest, with the tenderest, the bravest, and the purest characters...contemporary of all ages. The world has been created for him. It is hardly possible but the character should take a higher and better tone from the constant habit... | |
 | 1835 - 298 pàgines
...happy man, unless, indeed, you put into his hands a most perverse selection of books. You place him in contact with the best society in every period of history ; with the wisest, the wittiest, with the tendercst, the bravest, and the purest characters who have adorned humanity. You make him... | |
 | 1838 - 274 pàgines
...happy man, unless, indeed, you put into his hands a most perverse selection of books. You place him in contact with the best society in every period of history — with the wisest, the wittiest — with the tenderest, the bravest, and the purest characters who have adorned humanity. You make... | |
 | Thomas H. Palmer - 1840 - 300 pàgines
...happy man ; unless, indeed, a most perverse selection of books is put into his hands. He is placed in contact with the best society, in every period of history ; with the wisest, the wittiest ; with the tenderest, the bravest, and the purest, characters, which have adorned humanity. It is hardly... | |
 | 1840 - 504 pàgines
...man this taste, and the means of gratifying it, and yon can hardly fail of adding to his happiness; you make him a denizen of all nations — a contemporary of all ages. It is hardly possible that the character can fail of taking a higher and better tone from the constant... | |
 | Samuel Niles Sweet - 1843 - 324 pàgines
...into his hands a most preverse selection of books. You place him in contact with the best society of every period of history — with the wisest, the wittiest,...tenderest, the bravest, and the purest characters which have adorned humanity. You make him a denizen of all nations, cotemporary of all ages. The world... | |
 | 1859 - 880 pàgines
...happy man, unless, indeed, you put into his hand a most perverse selection of books. You place him in contact with the best society in every period of history ; with the wisest, the wittiest, and the tenderesl, the bravest, and the purest characters who have adorned humanity. You make him a... | |
 | Friedrich von Schlegel, James Burton Robertson - 1846 - 544 pàgines
...happy man ; unless, indeed, you put into his hands a most perverse selection of books. You place him in contact with the best society in every period of...has been created for him." — SIR JOHN HERSCHEL. Address on the opening of the Eton Library, 1833. FREDERICK VOM § CD MIL, IE ©EL. THE PHILOSOPHY... | |
 | Johann Beckmann - 1846 - 578 pàgines
...happy man ; unless, indeed, you put into his hands a most perverse selection of books. You place him in contact with the best society in every period of...has been created for him." — SIR JOHN HERSCHEL. Address on the opening of the Eton Library, 1833. EVOLVT 1O DIES PRIWVSlPUl DUB* SECVH DlEtTERCIVS... | |
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