To desire to have many books, and never to use them, is like a childe that will have a candle burning by him all the while he is sleeping.

Henry Peacham

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Topic

Tsundoku Books

Author

Henry Peacham

Source

The Compleat Gentleman

Language

English

Time

1622 1620s 17th century

Era

European Renaissance

Occupation

Writer

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United Kingdom Europe

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Citation

Peacham, Henry. The Compleat Gentleman. London: Francis Constable, 1622.

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Time
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Time
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Original Citation

Shakespeare, William. Antony and Cleopatra. King's Men, c. 1607, London, England, UK, act 1, sc. 5.

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