 | John Ruskin - 1865 - 256 Seiten
...be "read." A book is essentially not a talked thing, but a written thing; and written, not with the view of mere communication, but of permanence. The...multiply the voice merely, not to carry it merely, but to preserve it. Theauthor has something to say which he perceives to be true and useful, or helpfully... | |
 | John Ruskin - 1865 - 302 Seiten
...talk to your friend in India ; if you could, you would ; you write instead : that is mere conveyanee of voice. But a book is written, not to multiply the voice merely, not to carry it merely, but to preserve it. The author has something to say \vhich he perceives to be true and useful, or helpfully... | |
 | David Thomas - 1865 - 754 Seiten
...cannot talk to your friend in India; if you could you would. You write instead: that is mere conityanct of voice. But a book is written not to multiply the voice merely, not to carry it merely, but to preserve it. The author has something to say which he perceives to be true and useful, or helpfully... | |
 | John Ruskin - 1867 - 144 Seiten
...printed only because its author cannot speak to thousands of people at once; if he could, he would—the volume is mere multiplication of his voice. You cannot...multiply the voice merely, not to carry it merely, but to preserve it. The author has something to say which he perceives to be true and useful, or helpfully... | |
 | John Ruskin - 1872 - 144 Seiten
...speak to thousands of people at once; if he could, he would—the volume is mere multiplication ol his voice. You cannot talk to your friend in India...multiply the voice merely, not to carry it merely, but to preserve it. The author has something to say which he perceives to be true and useful, or helpfully... | |
 | Edward Austin Sheldon - 1875 - 444 Seiten
...print. 10. A book is essentially, not a talked thing, but a written thing ; and written, not with the view of mere communication, but of permanence. The...multiply the voice merely, not to carry it merely, but to preserve it. . 11. The author has something to say which he perceives to be true and useful, or helpfully... | |
 | John Ruskin - 1878 - 362 Seiten
..." read." A book is essentially not a talked thing, but a written *.hing; and written, not with the view of mere communication, but of permanence. The...multiply the voice merely, not to carry it merely, but to preserve it. The author has something to say which he perceives to be true and useful, or helpfully... | |
 | Albert Newton Raub - 1878 - 444 Seiten
...print. 10. A book is, essentially, not a talked thing, but a written thing; and written, not with the view of mere communication, but of permanence. The...multiply the voice merely, not to carry it merely, but to preserve it. 11. The author has something to say which he perceives to be true and useful, or helpfully... | |
 | 1879 - 360 Seiten
...friend in India ; if you could, you would; you write instead : that is mere fottveyancc of voice. But n book is written, not to multiply the voice merely, not to carry it merely, but to preserve it. The author has something to say which he perceives to be true and useful, or helpfully... | |
 | Charles Francis Richardson - 1881 - 108 Seiten
...be ' read." A book is essentially not a talked thing, but a written thing; and written, not with the view of mere communication, but of permanence. The...multiply the voice merely, not to carry it merely, but to preserve it. The author has something to say which he perceives to be true and useful, or helpfully... | |
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A book is essentially not a talked thing, but a written thing ; and written, not with a view of mere communication , but of permanence. The book of talk is printed only because its author cannot speak to thousands of people at once ; if he could, he would... 
