 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
 | Herbert Courthope Bowen - 1876 - 272 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 persecu* Crowded together. AS pyndan. f Matters for the consideration of the Areopagus. The chief assembly... | |
 | William Horne - Revelation - 1876 - 424 pages
.... . . It is true no age can restore a life, perhaps no great loss ; and revolutions of ages do not recover the loss of a rejected truth, for the want of which all nations fare the worse." Impressed with thoughts like these, every nation has been careful not... | |
 | William Spalding - English literature - 1877 - 444 pages
...of all the literary arts. In regard 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 tht want of which whole nations fare the worse. ****** We boast our light: but, if we look not wisely... | |
 | Edward Arber - English literature - 1877 - 668 pages
...life-blood of a Master Spirit, embalmed and treasured up on purpose to a life beyond life. Tis tfue, no age can restore a life ; whereof perhaps there is no great loss: and revolutions of ages-do not oft recover the loss of a rejected truth ; for the want of which whole nations fare the... | |
 | Samuel Austin Allibone - Authors - 1879 - 576 pages
...precious lifeblood of a muster spirit, embalmed and treasured up on purpose to a life beyond life. 'Tis true no age can restore a life, whereof perhaps there...rejected truth, for the want of which whole nations faro the worse. We should be wary, therefore, what persecution we raise against the living labours... | |
 | William Swinton - American literature - 1880 - 694 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,...ages do not oft recover the loss of a rejected truth, 20 for the want of which whole nations fare the worse. extraction. In this sense extract is the modern... | |
 | Robert Chambers - American literature - 1880 - 842 pages
...lifeblood of a master-spirit, embalmed and treasured up on purpose to a life beyond life. /?Tis true no uge can restore a life, whereof perhaps there is no great...revolutions of ages do not oft recover the loss of a re)ected truth, for the want of which whole nations fare the worse. We should be wary, therefore, what... | |
 | John Kennedy - 1880 - 208 pages
...good book, kills reason References, itself, kills the image of God, as it were, in the eye. . . . It is true, no age can restore a life, whereof, perhaps,...is no great loss ; and revolutions of ages do not often recover the loss of a rejected truth, for the want of which whole nations fare the worse. We... | |
 | English authors - 1880 - 178 pages
...pretious life-blood of a master spirit, imbalm'd and treasur'd up on purpose to a Life beyond life. Tis true, no age can restore a Life, whereof perhaps there is no great losse ; and revolutions of ages doe not oft recover the losse of a rejected Truth, for the want of... | |
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