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Are a substantial world, 
both pure and good. 
Round these, with tendrils 
strong and flesh and 
blood, 
Our pastime and our hap- 
piness will grow.” 
— lV ordsworth. 
“The love of learning, the 
sequestered nooks, 
And all the sweet serenity 
of books.” 
—Longfellow. 
“Books cannot — always 
please, however good; 
Minds are not ever crav- 
ing for their food.” 
—Crabbe. 
AMERICAN HOMES AND GARDENS 
A motto under a window relieves the severity of the wall surface 
MUSIC-ROOM 
There are many delightful quotations that can be used 
in a music-room, or in whatever room the piano takes its 
stand. In a handsome music-room, mottoes combined with 
mural decorations, introducing harps, flutes and other sym- 
bolic suggestions, form an effective and interesting treat- 
ment. As music-rooms should have few hangings for the 
sake of the acoustics, wall treatment of this nature takes 
away the bareness of the room. 
lend themselves de- 
lightfully for use in 
a music-room :— 
‘Music hath charms 
to soothe the sav- 
age breast, 
To soften rocks, or 
bend =a knotted 
oak,” 
—Congreve. 
If this is found 
long for a desired 
place, it might end 
at. breast. 
‘The man that hath 
no music in him- 
self, 
Nor is not moved 
with concord of 
sweet sounds, 
Is fit for treasons, 
stratagems, and 
spoils.” 
—Shakespeare. 
“IT do but sing be- 
cause I must, 
And pipe but as the 
linnets do.” 
—Tennyson. 
“Such sweet com- 
pulsion doth in 
music lie.’’ 
—Milton. 
If music be the 
food of love, play 
on. 
—Shakespeare. 
Mottoes are 
The following quotations 
smoke at toihght? Oho ha 
ing? bho bath fom alone te bear the mild 
ako: aa Yahe wad we 
March, rgt1 
BEDROOM 
For a bedroom, quota- 
tions expressing rest and 
peace are pleasing thoughts 
to dwell upon as one pre- 
pares for sleep; while 
bright and inspiring lines 
are a cheering greeting in 
the early morning.” 
“Yo all,” to. each samsung 
good-night, 
And pleasing dreams, and 
slumbers light.” 
—Scott. 
eoleep that knits: upyeteme 
ravell’d sleave of care, 
The death of each day’s life, sore labor’s bath, 
Balm of hurt minds, great nature’s second course, 
ad 
ae 
used in mural decorations in the library 
%i Fd 
Chief nourisher in life’s feast.’’ 
“Early to bed, ‘earlyto rise, ‘ 
Makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise.” ° 
“He that will thrive, must rise at five, 
He that hath thriven, 
May: lie till seven.”’ 
“O sleep, O gentle 
sleep, 
Nature’s soft nurse, 
how — have el 
frighted thee, 
That thou no more 
will weigh my 
_ eyelids down 
And steep my senses 
in forgetfulness” ? 
—Shakespeare. 
DEN.AND BILLIARD- 
» ROOM 
Fora mans den 
or billiard - room 
the quotations 
should relate to a 
pipe or tobacco, or 
if he is a_ sports- 
man, to whatever 
particular sport he 
is interested in. Je- 
rome KG Jerome 
dedicates his book, 
“Tdle Thoughts of 
an Idle Fellow,”’ to 
his pipe. Many of 
the lines from this 
dedication could be 
used in a den, such 
as the following :— 
“To the friend who, 
{reateds abn 
marked coolness 
by all the female 
members of my 
household, and 
regarded with 
suspicion by my 
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