Master of this design, did give us, with
Rich garments, linens, stuffs and necessaries,
Which since have steaded much; so, of his gentleness,
Knowing I loved my books, he furnish'd me
From mine own library with volumes that
I prize above my dukedom."
-Prospero, The Tempest
"With him he bore a plentitude of books and scrolls, of graven tablets and folios, the which I recognized to be the choicest and most valuable tomes and treatises from his librarium; and these he beseeched me to preserve against theft or harm and to keep safe against the occasion of his return. There were amongst this trove many a tome or document of sorcerous lore most precious and exceeding rare - aye, precious beyond the dreams of avarice and rare above the keenest aspirations of the bibliophile. And when I inquired of Eibon wherefore I shouldst ward these books and scriptures, he but grimly smiled and answered, saying, So that they fall not into the hands of Morghi!"
-Cyron of Varaad, The Life of Eibon
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