 | Martin Farquhar Tupper - Conduct of life - 1840 - 126 pages
...then with worshippers: but reason shall dig deepest in the night, and fancy fly most free. O books, ye monuments of mind, concrete wisdom of the wisest;...comforts, treasures; helps, governments, diversities of 6* tongues; who can weigh your worth? To walk no longer with the just; to be driven from the porch... | |
 | Christian life - 1845 - 494 pages
...never can exhaust, nor say on it all that his spirit witnesses to be contained therein. BOOKS. O BOOKS, ye monuments of mind, concrete wisdom of the wisest;...Helps, governments, diversities of tongues — who can wei^hyoor worth? . TvppZr. -THE TRACT MAGAZINE. THE SWINE. , Tins animal has been domesticated from... | |
 | Martin Farquhar Tupper - Proverbs - 1846 - 322 pages
...thou art wearied Thy mind is freshened by morning air, grapple with science and philosophy ; 0 books, ye monuments of mind, concrete wisdom of the wisest...yielding all fruits, whose leaves are for the healing of the nations i Groves of knowledge, where all may eat, nor fear a flaming sword; Gentle comrades, kind... | |
 | Daniel Kimball Whitaker, Milton Clapp, William Gilmore Simms, James Henley Thornwell - 1847 - 558 pages
...that call up the buried past, those monarchs that rule over the extending empire of memory. "Oh books, ye monuments of mind, concrete wisdom of the wisest, Sweet solaces of daily lile ; proofs and results of immortality ; Trees yielding all fruits, wl,oee leaves are for the healing... | |
 | Martin Farquhar Tupper - English poetry - 1850 - 490 pages
...then with worshippers; But reason shall dig deepest in the night, and fancy fly most free. O books, ye monuments of mind, concrete wisdom of the wisest!...comforts, treasures! Helps, governments, diversities of tongues!—who can weigh your worth ? To walk no longer with the just; to be driven from the porch... | |
 | John Britton - Antiquarians - 1850 - 548 pages
...MOTHER." THOMAS FULLER. "O, BOOKS! YE MONUMENTS OP MIND, CONCRETE WISDOM OF THE WISEST; SWEET SOLACE OF DAILY LIFE; PROOFS AND RESULTS OF IMMORTALITY;...OF THE NATIONS; GROVES oF KNOWLEDGE WHERE ALL MAY BAT, NOR FEAR A FLAMING SWORD: GENTLE COMRADES, KIND ADVISERS, FRIENDS, COMFORTS, TREASURES: HELPS,... | |
 | Martin Farquhar Tupper - Proverbs - 1851 - 584 pages
...then with worshippers : But reason shall dig deepest in the night, and fancy fly most free. & books, ye monuments of mind, concrete wisdom of the wisest;...immortality; Trees yielding all fruits, whose leaves are f or the healing of the nations ; Groves of knowledge, where all may eat, nor fear a flaming sword... | |
 | Random readings - 1854 - 204 pages
...them, the society, the spiritual presence of the best and greatest of our race.—Channing. O Books, ye monuments of mind, concrete wisdom of the wisest;...yielding all fruits, whose leaves are for the healing of the nations; droves of knowledge, where all may eat, nor fear a flaming sword; Gentle comrades, kind... | |
 | Education - 1855 - 396 pages
...be the sacred place of our households, and true-souled authors our most trusted advisers. " O Books, ye monuments of mind, concrete wisdom of the wisest...Groves of knowledge, where all may eat, nor fear a naming sword ; Gentle comrades, kind advisers, friends, comforts, treasures; Helps, governments, diversities... | |
 | Education - 1855 - 396 pages
...proofs and results of immortality ; " O Books, ye monuments of mind, concrete wisdom of the wisest; Trees yielding all fruits, whose leaves are for the...comrades, kind advisers, friends, comforts, treasures; The silent volume listeneth well, and speaketh when thou listeth ; Helps, governments, diversities... | |
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O books, ye monuments of mind, concrete wisdom of the wisest; sweet solaces of daily life ; proofs and results of immortality ; trees yielding all fruits, whose leaves are for the healing of the nations; groves of knowledge, where all may eat, nor fear... 
