Oliver Goldsmith Quote

The first time I read an excellent book, it is to me just as if I had gained a new friend. When I read a book over I have perused before, it resembles the meeting with an old one.


The Beauties of Goldsmith, Or, The Complete Treasury of Genius (ed. 1803)


The first time I read an excellent book, it is to me just as if I had gained a new friend. When I read a book over I have perused before, it...

The first time I read an excellent book, it is to me just as if I had gained a new friend. When I read a book over I have perused before, it...

The first time I read an excellent book, it is to me just as if I had gained a new friend. When I read a book over I have perused before, it...

The first time I read an excellent book, it is to me just as if I had gained a new friend. When I read a book over I have perused before, it...