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From Hours With Men and Books, by William Mathews, LL. D.; S. C. Griggs and Company; Chicago: 1877; pp. 1-8.
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Works of William Mathews.
IN THE ORDER OF THEIR PUBLICATION.
GETTING ON IN THE WORLD,
OR HINTS ON SUCCESS IN LIFE.
1 volume, 12mo, pages 274. Price $2.00.
THE GREAT CONVERSERS,
AND OTHER ESSAYS.
1 volume, 12mo, pages 304. Price $1.75.
WORDS, THEIR USE AND ABUSE.
1 volume, 12mo, pages 384. Price $2.00.
HOURS WITH MEN AND BOOKS.
1 volume, 12mo, pages 384. Price $2.00.
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IN PREPARATION.
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“MONDAY-CHATS;”
A Selection from the “Causeries de Lundi” of C.-A. Sainte-Beuve with a BIOGRAPHICAL AND CRITICAL INTRODUCTION by the translator.
ORATORY AND ORATORS.
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Hours
WITH
Men and Books
BY
WILLIAM MATHEWS, LL.D.
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Chicago:
S. C. Griggs and Company.
1877.
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COPYRIGHT, 1877.
BY S. C. GRIGGS AND COMPANY.
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TO
HON. HENRY W. PAINE, LL. D.
OF BOSTON, MASS.
IN MEMORY OF A LIFE-LONG FRIENDSHIP, BEGUN IN MY SCHOOL-BOY DAYS, AS MY TEACHER.
“tu solebas
Meas esse aliquid putare nugas,”
THIS BOOK IS INSCRIBED
WITH THE AFFECTIONATE REGARDS OF
THE AUTHOR.
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Contents
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I. THOMAS DE QUINCEY.
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II. ROBERT SOUTH.
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III. CHARLES H. SPURGEON.
81
IV. RECOLLECTIONS OF JUDGE STORY.
97
V. MORAL GRAHAMISM.
117
VI. STRENGTH AND HEALTH.
129
VII. PROFESSORSHIPS OF BOOKS AND READING.
136
VIII. THE MORALITY OF GOOD LVING.
159
IX. THE ILLUSIONS OF HISTORY.
171
X. HOMILIES ON EARLY RISING.
229
XI. LITERARY TRIFLERS.
237
XII. WRITING FOR THE PRESS.
256
XIII. THE STUDY OF THE MODERN LANGUAGES.
263
XIV. WORKING BY RULE.
272
XV. TOO MUCH SPEAKING.
279
XVI. A FORGOTTEN WIT.
287
XVII. ARE WE ANGLO-SAXON?
299
XVIII. A DAY AT OXFORD.
307
XIX. AN HOUR AT CHRIST’S HOSPITAL.
327
XX. BOOK-BUYING.
336
XXI. A PINCH OF SNUFF.
347
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