 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 534 pages
...without vice. He ufed to fay, that no man read long together with a folio on his table :— »Books, faid he, that you may carry to the fire, and hold readily in your hand, are the moft ufeful after all. — He would fay, fuch books form the man of general and eafy reading. He... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 560 pages
...without vice. He ufed to fay, that no man read long together with a folio on his table : — Books, faid he, that you may carry to the fire, and hold readily in your hand, are the mod ufeful after all. — He would fay, fuch books form the man of general and eafy reading. Oj... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - English literature - 1787 - 546 pages
...without vice. He ufed to fay, that no man read long together with a folio on his table: — Books, faid he, that you may carry to the fire, and hold readily in your hand, are the moft ufeful after all. — He would fay, fuch books form the man of general and eafy reading. O... | |
 | James Boswell - Hebrides (Scotland) - 1799 - 640 pages
...sc. I. ' 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." ' Johnson's Works (1787), xi. 197. See also The Idler, No. 67, and/w/,... | |
 | Philip Massinger - 1830 - 440 pages
... f THE FAMILY LIBRARY. " 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 HAVE... | |
 | Methodist Church - 1837 - 504 pages
...an edition for the benefit of the church at large. It was well observed by Dr. Johnson — " 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 have... | |
 | John Galt - Poets, English - 1830 - 352 pages
...morning. His life here was an entire seclusion, devoted to poetry " THE END. TO THE PUBLIC. " Books that you may carry to the fire, and hold readily in your kant^ are the most useful after all. A man will often look at them, and be tempted to go on, when he... | |
 | James Boswell - 1831 - 584 pages
...Hawk. [He used to say, that no man read long together PM97.8. 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."... | |
 | James Boswell - Authors, English - 1831 - 592 pages
...[He used to say, that no man read long together p.^97,8. 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."... | |
 | Mrs. Marcet (Jane Haldimand) - 1831 - 320 pages
...out, combining cheapness with elegance, is also worthy of approbation." — Oriental Herald. " 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 HAVE... | |
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Books that you may carry to the fire, and hold readily in your hand, are the most useful after all. 
