My experience with public libraries is that the first volum… - Oliver Wendell Holmes

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My experience with public libraries is that the first volume of the book I inquire for is out, unless I happen to want the second, when that is out.

Oliver Wendell Holmes

The Poet at the Breakfast-table · October 9, 2008 Verified in 1 source Sign up to see the complete provenance

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About Oliver Wendell Holmes

Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr. (29 August 1809 – 8 October 1894) was an American physician, writer, poet, and the father of US Supreme Court Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.

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You think they are crusaders sent From some infernal clime,
To pluck the eyes of sentiment And dock the tail of Rhyme,
To crack the voice of Melody And break the legs of Time.

Have you heard of the wonderful one-hoss shay,
That was built in such a logical way
It ran a hundred years to a day?

A mind that is stretched to a new idea never returns to its original dimensions.

My experience with public libraries is that the first volume of the book I inquire for is out, unless I happen to want the second, when that is out. - Oliver Wendell Holmes

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