Jun 05
The Book
There was a man from England; the possessor of a great library.He called to his son when he was dying; " Bring me the book" "which book"? Asked the son. His father replied "There is only one book, it is the Bible".
That this so impressed him as did no other is recorded in the poem he had already written :
"Within awful volume lies
The mystery of mysteries!
Happiest they of the human race
To whom their God has granted grace
To read, to fear, to hope, to pray
To lift the hatch, and force the way
And better had they never been born
Who read to doubt, or read to scorn"
-Sir Walter Scott
