expressions concerning it by Herschel, Goldsmith, Emerson,
Sir Walter Scott, Thackeray, Dryden, Carlyle, Sala, Beecher,
Willmott, Hamerton, Fielding, Swift, Macaulay, Sterne,
Masson, Balzac, George Curtis, and others. It is not within
the range of possibility for any reader to have read all
these writers. Even had he done so, how could he remember
just where to turn to these authors to find their thoughts,
and yet how convenient it is for a writer or a speaker to
have quick access to them for illustrations. This book for
the uses for which it was made is invaluable."

=THE COMMONWEALTH=:

"A remarkable compilation of brilliant and wise sayings from
more than a thousand various sources, embracing all the
notable authors, classic and modern, who have enriched the
pages of history and literature. It might be termed a whole
library in one volume."

=THE WATCHMAN=:

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catholic spirit in the selections. Professional men and
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NOTICES OF THE PRESS.

=BOSTON COURIER=:

"One of those pleasant, chatty, and gossipy volumes that
everybody enjoys reading. In his easy and flowing style he
tells most entertainingly the curious vagaries of the men of
genius whom the world has revered, and many a fact which
escaped the ordinary reader of biography will here be seized
upon and remembered. The volume is a most agreeable
companion for solitary hours."

=PITTSBURG BULLETIN=:

"Mr. Ballou seems to have a positive genius for seizing upon
prominent traits of character or events in the lives of his
subjects. How many people who have read of Cromwell a