 Give a man this taste, and the means of gratifying it, and you can hardly fail of making a happy man, unless, indeed, you put into his hands a most perverse selection of books.  Lectures on Dramatic Art and Literaturedoor August Wilhelm von Schlegel - 1892 - 535 pagina’sVolledige weergave - Over dit boek
 | 576 pagina’s
...Give a man this taste, and the means of gratifying it, and you can hardly fail of making ahappy man, unless, indeed, you put into his hands a most perverse...period of history — with the wisest, the wittiest — witli the tenderest, the bravest, and the purest characters that have adorned humanity. You make... | |
 | 1835 - 538 pagina’s
...man this taste, and the means of gratifying it, and you can hardly fail of making him a happy man, unless, indeed, you put into his hands a most perverse...period of history ; with the wisest, the wittiest, with the tenderest, the bravest, and the purest characters who have adorned humanity. You make him... | |
 | 1838 - 274 pagina’s
...Give a man this taste, and the means of gratifying it, and you can hardly fail of making a happy man, unless, indeed, you put into his hands a most perverse...period of history — with the wisest, the wittiest — with the tenderest, the bravest, and the purest characters who have adorned humanity. You make... | |
 | Thomas H. Palmer - 1840 - 300 pagina’s
...happy man ; unless, indeed, a most perverse selection of books is put into his hands. He is placed in contact with the best society, in every period of history ; with the wisest, the wittiest ; with the tenderest, the bravest, and the purest, characters, which have adorned humanity. It is hardly... | |
 | Samuel Niles Sweet - 1843 - 324 pagina’s
...you can hardly fail of making him a happy man, unless, indeed, you put into his hands a most preverse selection of books. You place him in contact with the best society of every period of history — with the wisest, the wittiest, the tenderest, the bravest, and the purest... | |
 | 1859 - 880 pagina’s
...gratifying it, and you can hardly fail of making him a happy man, unless, indeed, you put into his hand a most perverse selection of books. You place him...period of history ; with the wisest, the wittiest, and the tenderesl, the bravest, and the purest characters who have adorned humanity. You make him a... | |
 | Jean-Charles-Léonard Simonde Sismondi - 1846 - 606 pagina’s
...man this taste, and the means of gratifying it, and yon can hardly fail of making him a happy man ; unless, indeed, you put into his hands a most perverse...of history, — with the wisest, the wittiest, the tendercst, the bravest, and the purest characters who have adorned humanity. You make him a denizen... | |
 | Johann Beckmann - 1846 - 602 pagina’s
...man this taste, and the means of gratifying it, and you can hardly fail of making him a happy man ; unless, indeed, you put into his hands a most ' '...books. You place him in contact with the best society I in every period of history, — with the wisest, the wittiest, the tenderest, the bravest, and the... | |
 | Samuel Niles Sweet - 1846 - 372 pagina’s
...man this taste and the means of gratifying it, and you can hardly fail of making him a happy marr, unless, indeed, you put into his hands a most perverse...books. You place. him in contact with the best society of every period of history — with the wisest, the wittiest, the tenderest, the bravest, and the purest... | |
 | Samuel Niles Sweet - 1846 - 340 pagina’s
...a man this taste and the means of gratifying it, and you can hardly fail of making him a happy man, unless, indeed, you put into his hands a most perverse...books. You place him in contact with the best society of every period of history — with the wisest, the wittiest, the tenderest, the bravest, and the purest... | |
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