 God's image ; but he who destroys a good book, kills reason itself, kills the image of God, as it were, in the eye. Many a man lives a burden to the earth ; but a good book is the precious life-blood of a master-spirit, embalmed and treasured up on purpose...  Life and Times of John Milton - Page 130by William Carlos Martyn - 1866 - 307 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Mrs. Jameson (Anna) - Germany - 1839 - 330 pages
...precious life-blood of a master-spirit embalmed and treasured up on purpose to a life beyond life. It is true, no age can restore a life, whereof perhaps...revolutions of ages do not oft recover the loss of rejected truth, for the want of which whole nations fare the worse ; therefore we should be wary how... | |
 | 1840 - 448 pages
...precious life-blood of a master spirit, embalmed and treasured up on purpose to a life beyond life. It is true no age can restore a life, whereof perhaps...fare the worse. We should be wary, therefore, what persecutions we raise against the living labours of public men, how we spill that seasoned life of... | |
 | John Milton - 1843 - 444 pages
...precious life-blood of a master-spirit, embalmed and treasured up on purpose to a life beyond life. It is true no age can restore a life, whereof, perhaps,...not oft recover the loss of a rejected truth, for want of which whole nations fare worse. We should be wary, therefore, what persecution we raise against... | |
 | Robert Chambers - American literature - 1844 - 692 pages
...of a master-spirit, embalmed and treasured up on purpose to a life beyond life, "fis true no age ran R B \I i -^ of a rejected truth, for the want of which whole cations fare the worse. We should be wary, there!<«>,... | |
 | Robert Chambers - Authors, English - 1847 - 712 pages
...precious life-blood of a master-spirit, embalmed and treasured up on purpose to a life beyond life. Tis oral texts t Pen. To place before ye A perfect mirror,...may see How weary I am of a lingering life, Who cou IU>A of a rejected truth, for the want of which whole nations fare the worse. We should be wary, therefore,... | |
 | Robert Chambers - English literature - 1847 - 712 pages
...to a life beyond life. Tis true no age can restore a life, whereof perhaps there is no great loss j ee where she triumphs, see her flowers are thrown, And all faro the worse. We should be wary, therefore, what persecution we raise against the living labours... | |
 | Samuel Dunn - 1852 - 1074 pages
...precioe« life-blood of a master-spirit, embalmed and treasured up on purpose to a Ufe beyond life. It is true no age can restore a life, whereof, perhaps, there is no great loes ; and revolutions of ages do not often recover the loss of a neglected truth, for the want of... | |
 | English literature - 1850 - 662 pages
...precious life-blood of a master-spirit, embalmed and treasured up on purpose to a life beyond life. It is true, no age can restore a life, whereof, perhaps,...fare the worse. We should be wary, therefore, what persecutions we raise against the living labours of public men ; how we spill that seasoned life of... | |
 | American literature - 1850 - 604 pages
...precious life-blood of a masterspirit, embalmed and treasured up on purpose to a life beyond life. It is true, no age can restore a life, whereof, perhaps,...fare the worse. We should be wary, therefore, what persecutions we raise against the living labors of public men ; how we spill that seasoned life of... | |
 | John Holmes Agnew, Walter Hilliard Bidwell - 1850 - 608 pages
...precious life-blood of a masterspirit, embalmed and treasured up on purpose to a life beyond life. It is true, no age can restore a life, whereof, perhaps,...fare the worse. We should be wary, therefore, what persecutions we raise against the living labors of public men ; how we spill that seasoned life of... | |
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