Books; Books -- Literary collections; Books in literature
HAZLITT, WILLIAM (1778-1830).
The only Things that last for ever 49
On Reading Old Books 69
On Reading New Books 71
The best Books the commonest 182
The visionary Gleam 189
The enviable Bookworm 228
Ears nailed to Books 229
HELPS, SIR ARTHUR (1813-75).
Biography 99
Thoughts in a Library 334
HEMANS, FELICIA DOROTHEA (1793-1835).
To a Family Bible 294
HERBERT, GEORGE (1593-1633).
The Parson's Accessory Knowledge 140
HERRICK, ROBERT (1591-1674).
To His Book 45
'Thou art a plant.'
'Make haste away.'
'If hap it must.'
'The bound, almost.'
'Go thou forth.'
His Prayer for Absolution 77
Virginibus Puerisque 84
Lines have their linings, and Books their buckram 242
HERSCHEL, SIR JOHN FREDERICK WILLIAM (1792-1871).
A Taste to be Prayed For 27
Novels as Engines of Civilization 87
HOBBES, THOMAS (1588-1679).
'If I had read as much as other men' 158
HOLMES, OLIVER WENDELL (1809-94).
Old and New Books 74
Presentation Copies 98
'The foolishest Book' 118
The Literary Harem 233
Purchasing an Act of Piety 258
The Study 307
The Library as a Key to Character 309
'Every library should try to be complete' 318
HOOD, THOMAS (1799-1845).
Rich Fare 29
HOWELL, JAMES (1594?-1666).
The Choice of Books 125
Marriage and Books 198
The Value of Book Borrowing 275
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