Isaac Disraeli

Isaac Disraeli
Isaac D'Israeliwas a British writer, scholar and man of letters. He is best known for his essays, his associations with other men of letters, and as the father of British Prime Minister Benjamin Disraeli...
book rats common
Great collections of books are subject to certain accidents besides the damp, the worms, and the rats; one not less common is that of the borrowers, not to say a word of the purloiners
stars team atheism
It does not at first appear that an astronomer rapt in abstraction, while he gazes on a star, must feel more exquisite delight than a farmer who is conducting his team.
mind furniture ancient
Centuries have not worm-eaten the solidity of this ancient furniture of the mind.