Every life a delight . f achievement isnear, whether it be horsemanship or literature. The only keyto the treasures of literature is unfeigned love. Some books are to be tasted, others to be chewed and di-gested. None can be always enjoyed, for we are not always 110 Lifes Morning Glee book-hungry. Books, like living friends, have their own timesand seasons. One nice feature of books is that they are never asleep andnever otherwise engaged. Approach them when you will, in-terrogate them as you please, they will conceal nothing, nevershow impatience, never laugh at your ignorance, nor refuse you
Every life a delight . f achievement isnear, whether it be horsemanship or literature. The only keyto the treasures of literature is unfeigned love. Some books are to be tasted, others to be chewed and di-gested. None can be always enjoyed, for we are not always 110 Lifes Morning Glee book-hungry. Books, like living friends, have their own timesand seasons. One nice feature of books is that they are never asleep andnever otherwise engaged. Approach them when you will, in-terrogate them as you please, they will conceal nothing, nevershow impatience, never laugh at your ignorance, nor refuse youany instruction they can give. He that loveth a book will never want a faithful friend, awholesome counselor, a cheerful companion, an effectual com-forter. By study, by reading, by thinking, one may innocentlydivert and pleasantly entertain himself; as in all weathers, soin all fortunes. Books are like friends in another way: if first-class, they cannot last too long; if worthless, you can not get rid of them THE LIBRARY CORNER
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