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...his early life, he could have truly adopted the language of Channing : ' No matter how poor I am. Mo matter though the prosperous of my own time will not...cross my threshold to sing to me of Paradise ; and Shakspeare, to open to me the worlds of imagination and the workings of the human heart ; and Franklin,...

...considered a solitary man. In his early life, he could have truly adopted the language of Channing : ' No matter how poor I am. No matter though the prosperous...take up their abode under my roof; if Milton will cruss my threshold to sing to me of Paradise ; and Shakspeare, to open to me the worlds of imagination...

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...will faithfully use them, the society, the spiritual presence, of the best and greatest of our race. No matter how poor I am. No matter though the prosperous...cross my threshold to sing to me of Paradise, and Shaksgeare to open to me the worlds of imagination and the workings of the human heart, and Franklin...

...of the best and greatest of our race. No matter how poor I am ; no matter though the pros- ; perous o pride, Shakspeare to open to me t he worlds of imagination and the workings of the human heart, and Franklin...

...will faithfully use them the socicty, the spiritual presence, of the best and greatest of our race. No matter how poor I am, — no matter though the...time will not enter my obscure dwelling, — if the saered writers will enter and take up their abode under my roof, if Milton will eross my threshold...

...follows " Farewell may Heaven prosper thee in thy perilous enterprise " 5. If the sacred writers will take up their abode under my roof if Milton will cross my threshold, to sing to me of Paradise if Shakspeare will open to me the' fields of imagination I shall not pine for want of company 6. Beauty...

...will faithfully use them, the society, the spiritual presence of the best and greatest of our race. No matter how poor I am, — no matter though the...dwelling, — if the sacred writers will enter and take np their abode under my roof, if Milton* will cross my threshold to sing to me of Paradise, and Shakspeare*...

...with us, and givo us their most precious thoughts. Books are the voices of the distant and the dead. If Milton will cross my threshold to sing to me of Paradise, and Shakspeare open to me the world of imagination and the workings of the human heart, and Franklin enrich...