 Books, not which afford us a cowering enjoyment, but in which each thought is of unusual daring; such as an idle man 'cannot read, and a timid one would not be entertained by, which even make us dangerous to existing institutions — such I call good...  Choice Literature - Pagina 491880Visualizzazione completa - Informazioni su questo libro
 | Henry David Thoreau - 1873 - 430 pagine
...on the side whence they arrive. Books, not which afford us a cowering enjoyment, but in which each thought is of unusual daring ; such as an idle man...make us dangerous to existing institutions, — such call I good books. All that are printed and bound are not books ; they do not necessarily belong to... | |
 | 1880 - 402 pagine
...loved was of the heroic order. " Books, cot which afford us a cowering enjoyment, but in which each thought is of unusual daring ; such as an idle man...entertained by ; which even make us dangerous to existing institutions—such I call good hooks." He did not think them easy to be read. " The heroic books,"... | |
 | 1880 - 798 pagine
...loved was of tht heroic order. " Books, not which afford us a cowering enjoyment, but in which each thought is of unusual daring ; such as an idle man...one would not be entertained by ; which even make us danger262 HENRY DAVID THOREAU. 263 ous to existing institutions — such I call good books." He did... | |
 | Robert Louis Stevenson - 1882 - 492 pagine
...loved was of the heroic order. "Books, not which afford us a cowering enjoyment, but in which each thought is of unusual daring ; such as an idle man...he says, " even if printed in the character of our mother-tongue, will always be in a language dead to degenerate times ; and we must laboriously seek... | |
 | Robert Louis Stevenson - 1882 - 474 pagine
...loved was of the heroic order. " Books, not which afford us a cowering enjoyment, but in which each thought is of unusual daring ; such as an idle man...entertained by, which even make us dangerous to existing institutions—such I call good books." He did not think them easy to be read. " The heroic books,"... | |
 | Henry David Thoreau - 1882 - 278 pagine
...in some measure emulate their heroes, and consecrate morning hours to their pages. The heroic books, even if printed in the character of our mother tongue, will always t>e in a language dead to degenerate times ; and we must laboriously seek the meaning of each word... | |
 | Henry David Thoreau - 1893 - 562 pagine
...on the side whence they arrive. Books, not which afford us a cowering enjoyment, but in which each thought is of unusual daring ; such as an idle man...make us dangerous to existing institutions, — such call I good books. All that are printed and bound are not books; they do not necessarily belong to... | |
 | Henry David Thoreau - 1893 - 560 pagine
...on the side whence they arrive. ' Books, not which afford us a cowering enjoyment, but in which each thought is of unusual daring; such as an idle man...make us dangerous to existing institutions, — such call I good books. ? All that are printed and bound are not books ; they do not necessarily belong... | |
 | Henry David Thoreau - 1893 - 560 pagine
...Books, not which afford us a cowering enjoyment, but in which each thought ia of unusual daring ; atich as an idle man cannot read, and a timid one would not be entertained by, whinli ftven male ft us da.pgi}rniia fr* .existing institutions, ^aich call I jjood books. All that... | |
 | Henry David Thoreau - 1893 - 536 pagine
...some measure emulate their heroes, and consecrate morning hours to their pages. IThe heroic books, even if printed in the character of our mother tongue, will always be in a/language dead to degenerate times; and we must laboriously seek the meaning of each word and line,... | |
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