By admin, 25 November, 2023

If you cannot read all your books$$$ at any rate handle$$$ or as it were$$$ fondle them$$$ peer into them$$$ let them fall open where they will$$$ read from the first sentence that arrests the eye$$$ set them back on the shelves with your own hands$$$ arr

If you cannot read all your books$$$ at any rate handle$$$ or as it were$$$ fondle them$$$ peer into them$$$ let them fall open where they will$$$ read from the first sentence that arrests the eye$$$ set them back on the shelves with your own hands$$$ arrange them on your own plan so that if you do not know what is in them$$$ you at least know where they are. Let them be your friends; let them at any rate be your acquaintances. If they cannot enter the circle of your life$$$ do not deny them at least a nod of recognition.

By admin, 25 November, 2023

[B]y being so long in the lowest form I gained an immense advantage over the cleverer boys. They all went on to learn Latin and Greek and splendid things like that. But I was taught English. We were considered such dunces that we could learn only English.

[B]y being so long in the lowest form I gained an immense advantage over the cleverer boys. They all went on to learn Latin and Greek and splendid things like that. But I was taught English. We were considered such dunces that we could learn only English. Mr. Somervell -- a most delightful man$$$ to whom my debt is great -- was charged with the duty of teaching the stupidest boys the most disregarded thing -- namely$$$ to write mere English. He knew how to do it. He taught it as no one else has ever taught it.