"... But he recommended the books which..." - Quote by Jane Austen
... But he recommended the books which charmed her leisure hours, he encouraged her taste, and corrected her judgment; he made reading useful by talking to her of what she read, and heightened its attraction by judicious praise.
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“She is probably by this time as tired of me, as I am of her; but as she is too Polite and I am too civil to say so, our letters are still as frequent and affectionate as ever, and our Attachment as firm and sincere as when it first commenced.”
“Oh! I am delighted with the book! I should like to spend my whole life in reading it.”
“There seemed a gulf impassable between them.”
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“Books that are books are all that you want, and there are but a half dozen in any thousand.”
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“[Among the books he chooses, a statesman] ought to read interesting books on history and government, and books of science and philosophy; and really good books on these subjects are as enthralling as any fiction ever written in prose or verse.”