I am far too much in doubt about the present, far too perturbed .about the future, to be otherwise than profoundly reverential about the past.
A poet's soul must contain the perfect shape of all things good, wise and just. His body must be spotless and without blemish, his life pure, his tho… - Augustine Birrell
A poet's soul must contain the perfect shape of all things good, wise and just. His body must be spotless and without blemish, his life pure, his tho…
- Augustine Birrell
There were no books in Eden, and there will be none in heaven - Augustine Birrell
There were no books in Eden, and there will be none in heaven
[Milton] calls the university "A stony-hearted step-mother." - Augustine Birrell
[Milton] calls the university "A stony-hearted step-mother."
Poetry should be vital--either stirring our blood by its divine movements or snatching our breath by its divine perfection. To do both is supreme glo… - Augustine Birrell
Poetry should be vital--either stirring our blood by its divine movements or snatching our breath by its divine perfection. To do both is supreme glo…
That great dust-heap called 'history'. - Augustine Birrell
That great dust-heap called 'history'.
It is the Mass that matters. - Augustine Birrell
It is the Mass that matters.
Great is bookishness and the charm of books. - Augustine Birrell
Great is bookishness and the charm of books.
A great library easily begets affection, which may deepen into love. - Augustine Birrell
A great library easily begets affection, which may deepen into love.
A conventional good read is usually a bad read, a relaxing bath in what we know already. A true good read is surely an act of innovative creation in … - Augustine Birrell
A conventional good read is usually a bad read, a relaxing bath in what we know already. A true good read is surely an act of innovative creation in …
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