![It seems to me one cannot sit down in that place [the Round Reading room of the British Museum] without a heart full of grateful reverence. I own to have said my grace at the table, and to have thanked Heaven for my English birthright, freely to partake of these beautiful books, and speak the truth I find there.](/assets/img/quote-photos/it-seems-to-me-one-cannot-sit-down-in-that-place-the-round-reading-room-of-the-b.jpg)
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