Augustine Birrell Quotes
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Given Pounds and five years, and an ordinary man can in the ordinary course, without any undue haste or putting any pressure upon his taste, surround himself with books, all in his own language, and thence forward have at least one place in the world.
Augustine Birrell
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Author Details:
Topic:
History Quotes
Type:
Author Quotes
Category:
English Author Quotes
Date of Birth:
January 19, 1850
Date of Death:
November 20, 1933
Nationality:
English
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All Augustine Birrell Quotations:
A conventional good read is usually...
An ordinary man can surround himself...
Friendship is a word, the very...
Given Pounds and five years, and...
History is the great dust-heap...
Libraries are not made, they grow.
That great dust-heap called 'history'.
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