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Library   /lˈaɪbrˌɛri/   Listen
noun
Library  n.  (pl. libraries)  
1.
A considerable collection of books kept for use, and not as merchandise; as, a private library; a public library.
2.
A building or apartment appropriated for holding such a collection of books.





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"Library" Quotes from Famous Books



... at Mr. Haviland's promptly, and being shown into the library, which was empty, took a seat and proceeded to regard the ...
— That Lass O' Lowrie's - 1877 • Frances Hodgson Burnett
... finding no one awaiting him, he picked up a book from his desk and went out again, directing his steps towards the public library. ...
— Katherine's Sheaves • Mrs. Georgie Sheldon
... under the title of "New York" (New York: William Farquhar Payson, 1930) in a limited edition of 750 copies, with an introduction by Dixon Ryan Fox, and was later re-issued in facsimile form (Folcroft: PA., Folcroft Library Editions, 1973) in a limited edition of 100 copies — from which this text ...
— New York • James Fenimore Cooper
... spinster, is a capital character, and, indeed, the whole book is cleverly written. It has also the advantage of being in only one volume. The influence of Mudie on literature, the baneful influence of the circulating library, is clearly on the wane. The gain to literature is incalculable. English novels were becoming very tedious with their three volumes of padding—at least, the second volume was always padding—and extremely indigestible. A reckless ...
— Reviews • Oscar Wilde
... benefactions and generosity with calumny and persecution, when his patron was obliged to seek safety in emigration against the assassins of successful rebellion. When the national seals were put on the estates of the Prince, he appropriated to himself not only the whole of His Highness's library, but a part of his plate. Even the wardrobe and the cellar were laid under ...
— Marguerite de Navarre - Memoirs of Marguerite de Valois Queen of Navarre • Marguerite de Navarre


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