 Many books require no thought from those who read them, and for a very simple reason ; — they made no such demand upon those who wrote them. Those works therefore are the most valuable, that set our thinking faculties in the fullest operation. For as...  The Western Literary Messenger - Page 2831848Affichage du livre entier - À propos de ce livre
 | 530 pages
...distant prospect eannot be seen to advantage in this part of India. — Bishop Heber. BOOKS. M AX v books require no thought from. those who read them, and...vegetation contained in the kernel, but which, without such a stimulus, would neither have struck root downwards, nor borne fruit upwards, so it is with the... | |
 | Charles Caleb Colton - 1823 - 288 pages
...the lover, that lends ambition her ladder, and extracts the thorns from a crown. CCXLVIII. MANY books require no thought from those who read them, and for...made no such demand, upon those who wrote them. Those wofks there, fore are the most valuable, that set our thinking faculties in the fullest operation.... | |
 | Charles Caleb Colton - 1825 - 560 pages
...the lover, that lends ambition her ladder, and extracts the thorns from a crown. CCXLVIII. MANY books require no thought from those who read them, and for a very simple reason;—they made no such demand, upon those who wrote them. Those works therefore are the most valuable,... | |
 | Charles Caleb Colton - 1828 - 250 pages
...lover, that lends, amhition her ladder, and extracts the thorns from a crown. CCXLVI1I. Many books require no thought from those who 'read them, and for a very simple reason ;_they made no such demand upon those who wrote them. Those works, therefore, •vre the most valuable... | |
 | Caleb Charles Colton - 1832 - 516 pages
...ardour of the lover, that lends ambition her ladder, and extracts the thorns from a crown Many books require no thought from those who read them, and for...vegetation contained in the kernel, but which, without such a stimulus, would neither have struck root downwards, nor borne fruit upwards, so it is with the... | |
 | Charles Caleb Colton - 1837 - 496 pages
...the lover, that lends ambition her ladder, and extracts the thorns from a crown. CCXLVIII. MANY books require no thought from those who read them, and for...the fullest operation. For as the solar light calls fortli all the latent powers, and dormant principles of vegetation contained in the kernel, but which,... | |
 | Robert Potts - 1855 - 588 pages
...require no thought from those who read them, and for a very simple reason;—they made no such demand on those who wrote them. Those works therefore are the...vegetation contained in the kernel, but which, without such a stimulus, would neither have struck root downwards, nor borne fruit upwards, so it is with the... | |
 | Robert Potts - 1855 - 588 pages
...require no thought from those who read them, and for a very simple reason;—they made no such demand on those who wrote them. Those works therefore are the...vegetation contained in the kernel, but which, without such a stimulus, would neither have struck root downwards, nor borne fruit upwards, so it is with the... | |
 | Charles Caleb Colton - 1855 - 552 pages
...ardour of the lover, tluit lends ambition her ladder, and extracts the thorns from a crown Many books require no thought from those who read them, and for...them. Those works therefore are the most valuable, thai set our thinking faculties in the fullest operation. For as the solar light calls forth all the... | |
 | 1855 - 532 pages
...forgiveness, while she feels resentment and meditates revenge. 'Many books require no thought from those that read them, and for a very simple reason — they made no such demand upon those that wrote them. ' It is sometimes lamented that learning is becoming superficial by being made common.... | |
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