Henry Wadsworth Longfellow on Books
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“The love of learning, the sequestered nooks, And all the sweet serenity of books.”
“Leaving us heirs to amplest heritages Of all the best thoughts of the greatest sages, And giving tongues unto the silent dead!”
“The pleasant books, that silently among Our household treasures take familiar places, And are to us as if a living tongue Spake from the printed leaves or pictured faces!”