| James Boswell - 1835 - 366 стор.
...JOHNSON used to say, that no man read long together with a folio on his table. " Books," said he, " that you may carry to the fire, and hold readily in your hand, are the most useful after all." He would say, " such books form the mass of general and easy reading." He was a great friend... | |
| James Rennie, John Obadiah Westwood - 1835 - 332 стор.
...13, 1835. " I concur in the above recommendation. "J. ORVILLE TAYLOR." DESIGNED FOR ADULT PERSONS* " Books that you may carry to the fire, and hold readily in your htmtt, mrt the most useful oft.er all. A man will often look at them., and be tempted to go on, when... | |
| John Wilson Croker - 1836 - 656 стор.
...JOHNSON used to say, that no man read long together with a folio on his table. " Books," said he, " that you may carry to the fire, and hold readily in your hand, are the most useful after all." He would say, " such books form the mass of general and easy reading." He was a great friend... | |
| William Withering - 1837 - 472 стор.
...shilling extra, and also in the best Turkey morocco, at three shilling* extra on the boarded prices. " Books that you may carry to the fire, and hold readily in your hand, are the most useful after all ; a man will often look at them and be tempted to go on, when he would be frightened at books... | |
| 1837 - 512 стор.
...get out an edition for the benefit of the church at large. Jt was well observed by Dr. Johnson — " Books that you may carry to the fire, and hold readily in your band, are the most useful after all. A man will often look at them, and -be tempted to go on, when... | |
| George Crabbe - 1838 - 356 стор.
...ON NATURAL MAGIC • DEMOXOLOGY AND W1TCHCRAJT. %* The price of each Volume is 5*. bound in cloth. " BOOKS THAT YOU MAY CARRY TO THE FIRE, AND HOLD READILY IN YOUR HAND, ARE THE MOST USEFUL AFTER ALL• A MAN WILL OFTEN LOOK. AT THEM, AND BE TEMPTED TO GO ON, WHEN H'^ WOULD HAVE BEEN FRIGHTENED... | |
| Hannah More - 1839 - 570 стор.
...the hest Turkey morocco, at three shillings extra on the hoarded prices. ' Books that you may curry to the fire, and hold readily in your hand, are the most useful after all; a man will often look at them and he tempted f <> go on, when he would he frightened at... | |
| Louis Antoine Fauvelet de Bourrienne - 1839 - 636 стор.
...beat Turkey morocco, at three shillings extra on the boarded prices. " Books that you may carry lo the fire, and hold readily in your hand, are the most useful after all ; a man will often look at them and be tempted 'o go on, when he would be frightened at books... | |
| John Eddowes (bookseller.) - 1840 - 536 стор.
...recommended. In one of the Ana recorded in the supplementary volumes of the present edition, he says : — " BOOKS THAT YOU MAY CARRY TO THE FIRE, AND HOLD READILY IN YOUR HAND, ARE THE MOST USEFUL AFTER ALL. SUCH BOOKS FORM TUB MASS OF GENERAL AND EASY READING." " BOSWELI.'S LIFE OF JOHNSON is ONE... | |
| George Crabbe - 1840 - 360 стор.
...[" * No man,' Johnson used to say, ' reads long together with a foli on his table. Books/ said he,' that you may carry to the fire, and hold readily in your hand, are the most useful after all. Such books form the mass of general and easy reading.' He was a great friend to books like... | |
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