Now books of this kind have been written in all ages by their greatest men, by great readers, great statesmen, and great thinkers. These are all at your choice; and Life is short. You have heard as much before; yet have you measured and mapped out this... Fingerposts to Children's Reading - Page 23by Walter Taylor Field - 1907 - 267 pagesFull view - About this book
| 1896 - 858 pages
...taking down " Sesame and Lilies " she read : — " Have you measured and mapped out this short life ami its possibilities? Do you know if you read this that...with your housemaid or your stable-boy when you may talk with queen» and kings? Will you jostle with the common crowd fur entree here and audience there,... | |
| John Ruskin - Books and reading - 1865 - 256 pages
...great thinkers. These are all at your choice; and life is short. You have heard as much before; — yet have you measured and mapped out this short life and...with your housemaid, or your stable-boy, when you may talk with queens and kings ; or flatter yourselves that it is with any worthy consciousness of your... | |
| John Ruskin - Pre-Raphaelitism - 1865 - 302 pages
...thinkers. These are all at your choice ; and life is short. Yon have heard as much before; — yet have yon measured and mapped out this short life and its possibilities...read this, that you cannot read that — that what yon lose to-day yon cannot gain to-morrow? Will you go and gossip with your .housemaid, or your stableboy,... | |
| John Ruskin - Books and reading - 1866 - 154 pages
...heard as much before; — yet have you measured and mapped out this short life and its possibilitievS ? Do you know, if you read this, that you cannot read...with your housemaid, or your stableboy, when you may talk with queens and kings ; or flattei yourselves that it is with any worthy consciousness of your... | |
| John Ruskin - Books and reading - 1867 - 144 pages
...great thinkers. These are all at your choice; and life is short. You have heard as much before;—yet have you measured and mapped out this ^short life...Do you know, if you read this, that you cannot read that—that what you lose to-day you cannot gain to-morrow ? Will you go and gossip with your housemaid,... | |
| John Ruskin - 1871 - 212 pages
...thinkers. These are all at your choice ; and Life is short. You have heard as much before ; — yet have you measured and mapped out this short life and...with your housemaid, or your stable-boy, when you may talk with queens and kings ; or flatter yourselves that it is with any worthy consciousness of your... | |
| John Ruskin - Books and reading - 1871 - 222 pages
...These are all at your choice ; and Life is short. Yon have heard as much before ; — yet have yon measured and mapped out this short life and its possibilities ? Do you know, if you read this, that y:u cannot read that — that what you lose to-day you cannot gain tomorrow ? Will you go and gossip... | |
| Edward Austin Sheldon - Readers - 1875 - 446 pages
...great thinkers. These are all at your choice ; and life is short. You have heard as much before ; yet have you measured and mapped out this short life and its possibilities 1 Do you know, if you read this, that you cannot read that ; what you lose today, you cannot gain to-morrow... | |
| Education - 1877 - 468 pages
...great thinkers. These are all at your choice ; and life is short. You have heard as much before ; yet have you measured and mapped out this short life and its possibilities. Do you know if you read this you cannot read that — that what you lose to-day you cannot gain to-morrow. Will you go and gossip... | |
| John Ruskin - Conduct of life - 1878 - 362 pages
...great thinkers. These are all at your choice; and life is short. You have heard as much before; — yet have you measured and mapped out this short life and...with your housemaid, or your stable-boy, when you may talk with queens and kings; or flatter yourselves that it is with any worthy consciousness of your... | |
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