相关推荐》》》2022年6月英语四级作文范文100篇（汇总）
Amanmayusuallybeknownbythebookshereads
aswellasbythecompanyhekeeps;
forthereisacompanionshipofbooksaswellasofmen;
andoneshouldalwaysliveinthebestcompany,
whetheritbeofbooksorofmen.
Agoodbookmaybeamongthebestoffriends.
Itisthesametodaythatitalwayswas,
anditwillneverchange.
Itisthemostpatientandcheerfulofcompanions.
Itdoesnotturnitsbackuponusintimesofadversityordistress.
Italwaysreceivesuswiththesamekindness,
amusingandinstructingusinyouth,
andcomfortingandconsolingusinage.
Bookspossessanessenceofimmortality.
Theyarebyfarthemostlastingproductsofhumaneffort.
Templesandstatuesdecay,butbookssurvive.
Timeisofnoaccountwithgreatthoughts,
aswhentheyfirstpassedthroughtheirauthor’sminds,agesago.
Whatwasthemsaidandthoughtstillspeakstous
asvividlyaseverfromtheprintedpage.
Theonlyeffectoftimehasbeentosiftoutthebadproducts;
fornothinginliteraturecanlongsurvivebutwhatisreallygood.
Booksintroduceusintothebestsociety;
theybringusintothepresenceofthegreatestmindsthathaveeverlived.
Wehearwhattheysaidanddid;
weseethemasiftheywerereallyalive;
wesympathizewiththem,enjoywiththem,grievewiththem;
theirexperiencebecomesours,
andwefeelasifwewereinmeasureactorswiththem
inthesceneswhichtheydescribe.
Itisanintellecttowhichonestilllistens.
Henceweeverremainundertheinfluenceofthegreatmenofold.
Thegreatestintellectsoftheworld
areasmuchalivenowastheywereagesago.
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