A preface being the porch, or the entrance to a book, should be perfectly beautiful. The elegance of a porch announces the splendor of an edifice.


Curiosities of Literature (1817)


A preface being the porch, or the entrance to a book, should be perfectly beautiful. The elegance of a porch announces the splendor of an edifice.

A preface being the porch, or the entrance to a book, should be perfectly beautiful. The elegance of a porch announces the splendor of an edifice.

A preface being the porch, or the entrance to a book, should be perfectly beautiful. The elegance of a porch announces the splendor of an edifice.

A preface being the porch, or the entrance to a book, should be perfectly beautiful. The elegance of a porch announces the splendor of an edifice.