When we read we may not only be kings and live in palaces, but, what is far better, we may transport ourselves to the mountains or the seashore, and visit the most beautiful parts of the earth, without fatigue, inconvenience and expense. Precious and priceless are the blessings which the books scatter around our daily paths. We talk, in imagination, with the noblest spirits, through the most sublime and enchanting regions.


当我们阅读时,我们不仅可以是国王,居住在宫殿里,而且更有甚者,我们还可以把我们自已传送到大山或者是海滨,参观世界上最美的地方.没有疲劳,不便,花费. 书本传播在我们生活中的祝福是珍贵无价的.我们在想像中,在最崇高和迷人的地区,和最高尚的精神谈话.