Above all things, let him never touch a romance or novel ; these paint beauty in colours more charming than nature, and describe happiness that man never tastes. How delusive, how destructive are those pictures of consummate bliss ! They teach the youthful... The American Journal of Education - Σελίδα 351επεξεργασία από - 1863Πλήρης προβολή - Σχετικά με αυτό το βιβλίο
| Washington Irving - 1864 - 464 σελίδες
...pictures of consummate bliss ! They teach the youthful mind to sigh after beauty and happiness that never existed ; to despise the little good which fortune...take the word of a man who has seen the world, and who has studied human nature more by experience than precept ; take my word for it, I say, that books... | |
| Washington Irving - 1868 - 486 σελίδες
...pictures of consummate bliss ! They teach the youthful mind to sigh after beauty and happiness that never existed ; to despise the little good which fortune...our cup. by expecting more than she ever gave ; and, iu general, take the word of a man who has seen the world, and who has studied human nature more by... | |
| Kate Sanborn - 1869 - 306 σελίδες
...youthful mind to sigh after beauty and happiness that never existed ; to despise the little good that fortune has mixed in our cup, by expecting more than...take the word of a man who has seen the world, and who has studied human nature more by experience than precept — take my word for it, I say, that books... | |
| Oliver Goldsmith - 1869 - 404 σελίδες
...happiness that raan never tastes. How delusive, how destructivo are those pictures of consummate bllse. They teach the youthful mind to sigh after beauty...happiness which never existed ; to despise the little good wlitch fortune lias mixed in our cup, by expecting more than she ever gave ; and in general, take the... | |
| Henry Barnard - 1872 - 984 σελίδες
...happiness that man never tastes. How delusive, how destructive, are those pictures of consummate bliss! They teach the youthful mind to sigh after beauty...experience than precept — take my word for it, I say, that books teach us very ¡ittle of the world. The greatest merit in a state of poverty would... | |
| 1872 - 464 σελίδες
...youthful mind to sigh after beauty and happiness that never existed ; to despise the little good that fortune has mixed in our cup by expecting more than...take the word of a man who has seen the world and studied it more by experience than precept — take my word for it, I say, that such books teach us... | |
| John Forster - 1873 - 806 σελίδες
...pictures of consummate bliss. They teach the youthful mind to sigh after beauty and happiness whjch never existed ; to despise the little good which fortune...by experience than precept, take my word for it, I say, that books teach us very little of the world. The greatest merit in a state of poverty would only... | |
| Young people - 1873 - 680 σελίδες
...things, let your son never touch a novel or romance. Such writings are delusive" and pernicious. " Take the word of a man who has seen the world, and studied it more by experience than by precept." A good man, Mr. Nicholas Ferrar, when about to die,... | |
| John Forster - 1877 - 468 σελίδες
...destructive arc those pictures of consummate bliss. They teach the youthful mind to sigh after beauty imd happiness which never existed ; to despise the little...by experience than precept, take my word for it, I say, that books teach us very little of the .u-orld. The greatest merit in a state of poverty would... | |
| John Forster - 1877 - 526 σελίδες
...happiness that man never tastes. How delusive, how destructive are those pictures of consummate bliss. They teach the youthful mind to sigh after beauty...word of a man who has seen the world, and has studied iniman nature more by experience than precept, take my word for it^ I say, that books teach us very... | |
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