This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1887 Excerpt: ...that day which takes me away from my solitude here shall be the doomday to the great purpose, that what the representatives of seven generations of our family have devote themselves like to a religion. That what you wish me to do, it has been tested. I have not yet explain to you one thing: our families have been few- ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1887 Excerpt: ...that day which takes me away from my solitude here shall be the doomday to the great purpose, that what the representatives of seven generations of our family have devote themselves like to a religion. That what you wish me to do, it has been tested. I have not yet explain to you one thing: our families have been few--most always it has been only one child. But sometimes it was more; then all except one were not bound by the oath. All the others they can go away where they wish to go. Some have made great reputation. You would be astonished if I shall tell to you their name. But it was the end. Their children have been swallowed up in the great ocean of men without name. That would be the same with me if I should do as you say to me. This is why-fore I have sworn to stay here as my fathers." "And you really believe that want of intercourse with your fellow-men, of the stimulus to activity which they would be to you, is not a great loss?" "I have the intercourse, all which I can spare the time. Do you forget I have many servants which I must teach and command % I see many times the agents and the men which do business with me. And I have enough activity. I labor every day with the greatest activity of all the powers of my mind and my body. You think I and my fathers have not write books?" "Indeed I had no idea of such a thing. Did they publish over their own names?" "They have not published. They write books for ourselves, not for the world." "But why do you not give them to the world? That certainly could do you no harm, and it might be of vast benefit to others." "Have I not said to you that the world has not necessity for more books? It has enough already, and much more than enough. No man can dr...
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