A Book for All Readers: Designed as an Aid to the Collection, Use, and Preservation of Books, and the Formation of Public and Private LibrariesG. P. Putnam's sons, 1900 - 509 pages |
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... means aim to cover those which are well worth reading ; but only to indicate a few , a very few , of the best . It is based on the supposition that intelligent readers will give far less time to fiction than to the more solid food of ...
... means aim to cover those which are well worth reading ; but only to indicate a few , a very few , of the best . It is based on the supposition that intelligent readers will give far less time to fiction than to the more solid food of ...
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... means true in literature . 8. In law , medicine , theology , political science , sociol- ogy , economics , art , architecture , music , eloquence , and language , the library should be provided with the leading modern works . 9. We come ...
... means true in literature . 8. In law , medicine , theology , political science , sociol- ogy , economics , art , architecture , music , eloquence , and language , the library should be provided with the leading modern works . 9. We come ...
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... down complete to future generations . The function of the public town library is different . It must indispensably make a selection , since its means are ight than pro- 1 for ince , heir some tion 20 A BOOK FOR ALL READERS .
... down complete to future generations . The function of the public town library is different . It must indispensably make a selection , since its means are ight than pro- 1 for ince , heir some tion 20 A BOOK FOR ALL READERS .
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... means enough to buy all the good books that are wanted , and cannot afford to spend money on bad or even on doubtful ones . If you have ex- cluded any highly - sought - for book on insufficient evidence , never fail to revise the ...
... means enough to buy all the good books that are wanted , and cannot afford to spend money on bad or even on doubtful ones . If you have ex- cluded any highly - sought - for book on insufficient evidence , never fail to revise the ...
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... of the little libraries , and the nar- row means of recruitment generally found , as very literally the day of small things . But a wise apportionment of small funds , combined with a good knowledge of the BOOK BUYING . 35.
... of the little libraries , and the nar- row means of recruitment generally found , as very literally the day of small things . But a wise apportionment of small funds , combined with a good knowledge of the BOOK BUYING . 35.
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Page 403 - States, or resident therein, who shall be the author, inventor, designer, or proprietor of any book, map, chart, dramatic or musical composition, engraving, cut, print, or photograph or negative thereof, or of a painting, drawing, chromo, statue, statuary, and of models or designs intended to be perfected as works of the fine arts...
Page 173 - Read Homer once, and you can read no more ; For all books else appear so mean, so poor, Verse will seem prose : but still persist to read. And Homer will be all the books you need.
Page 424 - Blessings be with them — and eternal praise, Who gave us nobler loves, and nobler cares—- The Poets, who on earth have made us heirs Of truth and pure delight by heavenly lays ! Oh ! might my name be numbered among theirs, Then gladly would I end my mortal days.
Page 420 - Dreams, books, are each a world ; and books, we know, Are a substantial world, both pure and good : Round these, with tendrils strong as flesh and blood, Our pastime and our happiness will grow.
Page 420 - That place, that does 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 emperors, and weigh their counsels ; Calling their victories, if unjustly got, Unto a strict account ; and in my fancy, Deface their ill-placed statues.
Page 299 - And now I set on foot my first project of a public nature, that for a subscription library. I drew up the proposals, got them put into form by our great scrivener, Brockden, and, by the help of my friends in the Junto...
Page 428 - With awe, around these silent walks I tread; These are the lasting mansions of the dead:— " The dead," methinks a thousand tongues reply: " These are the tombs of such as cannot die ! " Crown'd with eternal fame, they sit sublime, " And laugh at all the little strife of time.
Page 425 - I LOVE my books as drinkers love their wine ; The more I drink, the more they seem divine ; With joy elate my soul in love runs o'er, And each fresh draught is sweeter than before ! Books bring me friends where'er on earth I be, — Solace of solitude, bonds of society. I love my books ! they are companions dear, Sterling in worth, in friendship most sincere ; Here talk I with the wise in ages gone, And with the nobly gifted in our own : If love, joy, laughter, sorrow please my mind, Love, joy, grief,...
Page 428 - This, Books can do; — nor this alone; they give New views to life, and teach us how to live. They soothe the grieved, the stubborn they chastise ; Fools they admonish, and confirm the wise : Their aid they yield to all; they never shun The man of sorrow, nor the wretch undone.
Page 292 - I CAN wonder at nothing more than how a man can be idle ; but of all others, a scholar ; in so many improvements of reason, in such sweetness of knowledge, in such variety of studies, in such importunity of thoughts : other artizans do but practise, we still learn ; others run still in the same gyre to weariness, to satiety ; our choice is infinite ; other labors require recreations ; our very labor recreates our sports ; we can never want either somewhat to do, or somewhat that we would do.