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Lubbock, Sir John, 1834-1913

"The Pleasures of Life"

But to secure this we must not be content
to pave it with good intentions, but must make it bright and cheerful.
If our life be one of toil and of suffering, if the world outside be cold
and dreary, what a pleasure to return to the sunshine of happy faces and
the warmth of hearts we love.
[1] Sir T. Browne.
[2] Mackenzie, _The Lounger_.
[3] J. A. Symonds.
[4] Gray's Letters.
[5] Ruskin.
[6] Seneca.
[7] Emerson.
[8] Helps.
[9] Southey.
[10] Heine, trans. by E. A. Bowring.
[11] Emerson.
[12] Woodworth.
[13] Cowper.


CHAPTER IX.
SCIENCE.

"Happy is he that findeth wisdom,
And the man that getteth understanding:
For the merchandise of it is better than silver,
And the gain thereof than fine gold.
She is more precious than rubies:
And all the things thou canst desire are not to be compared unto her.
Length of days is in her right hand,
And in her left hand riches and honor.
Her ways are ways of pleasantness,
And all her paths are peace.


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