Libraries [noun]

They have formidable allies in the shape of whole schools of philosophy and whole libraries of eloquence and learning.

Bishops were writing in their libraries, when otherwise they might have been travelling round their dioceses.

He studied the magazines in the libraries, and racked his wits for new ideas to interest their editors.

"I hadn't intended to give any more libraries this year," he said, as he glanced over the pictures.

Cicero had considerable libraries not only in his house at Rome, but also at every one of his half-dozen country seats.

In these libraries were often displayed busts of great writers and statues of the Muses.

A kindred mental dissipation follows in the steps of progress, and demands aliment from our public libraries.

Yet some of these agencies—lectures and libraries, for example—are not free from serious faults.

Libraries and lectures for the operatives in the manufactories constitute another agency in the cause of general learning.

Private libraries exist, but they are not found in every house, nor can every person enjoy their advantages.