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Mooriana (1); Or, Selections From the Moral, Philosophical, and Miscellaneous Works of the Late Dr.john Moore
Mooriana Or Selections From the Moral Philosophical and Miscellaneous Works of the Late Drjohn Moore - 1 Author:John Moore Volume: 1 General Books publication date: 2009 Original publication date: 1803 Original Publisher: Printed by J. Cundee, for B. Crosby Subjects: Scottish literature Notes: This is a black and white OCR reprint of the original. It has no illustrations and there may be typos or missing text. When you buy the General Books edition of this boo... more »k you get free trial access to Million-Books.com where you can select from more than a million books for free. Excerpt: MOORIANA. UTILITY OF BOOKS. IT can hardly be conceived how life, short as it is, can be passed without many intervals of tedium, by those who have not their bread to earn, if they could not call in the assistance of our worthy mute friends, the Books. . Horses, hounds, the theatres, cards, and the bottle, are all of use occasionally, no doubt; but the weather may forbid the two first; a kind of nonsense may drive us from the third; the association of others is necessary for the fourth, and also for the fifth, unless to those who are already sunk into tlie lowest state of wretchedness and degradation: but the entertainment which Books afford, can be enjoyed in the worst weather, can be varied as we please, obtained in solicitude, and instead of blunting, it sharpens the understanding; but the most valuable effect of a taste for reading is, that it often preserves us from VOL. I. B bad company. For those are not apt to go or remain with disagreeable people abroad, who are always certain of a pleasant party at home. MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT. Mr. Quirk, the attorney, happened to call on Sir R. while he was revolving in his mind, at what time of life his son George had a chance to make a decent appearance: and he mentioned the circumstance to him. Mr. Q. had, on two or three occasions, been witness to young George's obstinacy in dispute, and perseverance in supporting a bad cause: on this foundation, he said, " There was reason to believe the young gentleman was possessed of very promising talents for the bar;" ...« less