An Address delivered at the opening of the Hall of the Newark Library Association, etcDaily advertiser office, 1848 - Libraries |
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... stand as melancholy memorials of ancient skill that has no parallel in modern times . But what is the body to the soul that dwells in it : what the temple of Jupiter Serapis to the books it enshrined ? These libraries were the glory of ...
... stand as melancholy memorials of ancient skill that has no parallel in modern times . But what is the body to the soul that dwells in it : what the temple of Jupiter Serapis to the books it enshrined ? These libraries were the glory of ...
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... stand on the summit of intellectual fame . Perhaps no other Homer ever lived : but the songs which have come down to us are not the only songs of that prince of bards , whose art gives law to verse as a monarch in his realm . Where are ...
... stand on the summit of intellectual fame . Perhaps no other Homer ever lived : but the songs which have come down to us are not the only songs of that prince of bards , whose art gives law to verse as a monarch in his realm . Where are ...
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... stand on his sideboard and adorn his table loaded with delicious viands , and into cups to hold his sparkling wine ; had he given a portion of his gold in exchange for a car- riage and proud bays to drag it with him in it , the world ...
... stand on his sideboard and adorn his table loaded with delicious viands , and into cups to hold his sparkling wine ; had he given a portion of his gold in exchange for a car- riage and proud bays to drag it with him in it , the world ...
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... stands up in solemn stateliness and the reader of his- tory is the spectator of the drama of six thousand years . Far away in the twilight of dim antiquity the patri- archs of sacred story move along , with measured step and slow the ...
... stands up in solemn stateliness and the reader of his- tory is the spectator of the drama of six thousand years . Far away in the twilight of dim antiquity the patri- archs of sacred story move along , with measured step and slow the ...
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... stand at the door of this house and cry- Procul , O procul , este profani , " to all these books . But they shall form no part of the banquet to which we are invited . Here the sacred muses , with sweetest melody , shall sit and sing to ...
... stand at the door of this house and cry- Procul , O procul , este profani , " to all these books . But they shall form no part of the banquet to which we are invited . Here the sacred muses , with sweetest melody , shall sit and sing to ...
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Page 40 - ... not, for that cause, be deemed to be dissolved ; but it shall be lawful, on any other day, to hold and make an election of directors in such manner as shall have been regulated by the laws and ordinances of the said corporation.
Page 41 - Said Corporation shall possess the general powers, and be subject to the restrictions and liabilities prescribed in the Third Title of the Eighteenth Chapter of the First Part of the Revised Statutes.
Page 40 - That all instalments now due, or that may at any time be due, from Stockholders on the share, or shares, by them respectively held, shall be paid at such times as the Directors for the time being shall appoint: and the non-payment of such instalments by the Stockholders after due notice, shall, if the Board of Directors so determine, either work a forfeiture of all previous payments, and the stock upon which such instalments shall not be paid as aforesaid, shall revert to the Association, and be...
Page 39 - That the capital stock of said com- ^"'{J« ' of pany shall be one hundred thousand dollars, with the alock privilege of increasing the same to three hundred thousand dollars; which shall be divided into shares of twenty-five dollars each...
Page 18 - But there is one art, of which every man should be master, the art of reflection. If you are not a thinking man, to what purpose are you a man at all...
Page 10 - It was a library," says Plutarch, " whose walks, galleries, and cabinets, were open to all visitors; and the ingenious Greeks, when at leisure, resorted to this abode of the Muses to hold literary conversations, in. which Lucullus himself loved to join.
Page 41 - Association shall be deemed personal property, and that the shares of stock shall be transferable only on the books of the Association, under such regulations as the Board of Directors may prescribe. 7. And be it enacted, That no State, County, City...
Page 40 - ... hold such election on some other day, not more than six weeks after the time herein appointed for the annual election ; and the Directors at any time in office, shall hold their offices until others are elected ; and in case of the death, resignation or removal of any Director, the vacancy occasioned thereby shall be filled for the remainder of the term by a vote of a majority of the Board of Directors. Three Inspectors for the annual election shall be appointed by the Directors from Stockholders...
Page 39 - WHEREAS the persons hereinafter named and others, have formed themselves into an association, under the name of " The New- York Historical Society," for the purpose of discovering, procuring and preserving whatever may relate to the natural, civil, literary and ecclesiastical history of the United States in general, and of this State in particular, and have presented a petition to the legislature...
Page 41 - No state, county, township, or other public assessments, taxes or charges whatsoever shall at any time be laid or imposed upon the said canal company, or upon the stocks and estates which may become vested in them under this act; but this exemption shall not extend to any other estate or property of the company than such as is possessed, occupied and used by the said company for the actual and necessary...