Many readers judge the power of a book by the shock it gives their feelings—as some savage tribes determine the power of muskets by their recoil; that being considered best which fairly prostrates the purchaser.


Kavanagh (1849)

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Quotes

Many readers judge the power of a book by the shock it gives their feelings—as some savage tribes determine the power of muskets by their recoil;...

Many readers judge the power of a book by the shock it gives their feelings—as some savage tribes determine the power of muskets by their recoil;...

Many readers judge the power of a book by the shock it gives their feelings—as some savage tribes determine the power of muskets by their recoil;...

Many readers judge the power of a book by the shock it gives their feelings—as some savage tribes determine the power of muskets by their recoil;...