 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
 | Cyrus R. Edmonds - 1851 - 418 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... | |
 | Henry Mandeville - Readers - 1851 - 396 pages
...ethereal and sift essence, the breath of reason itself: slays an immortality rather than a life. Milton. 3 life, whereof perhaps there is no great loss ; and...fare the worse. We should be wary, therefore, what persecutions we raise against the living labors of public men : how we spill that SEC. LXI. VIRTUE... | |
 | Mary Russell Mitford - Authors - 1852 - 592 pages
...precious life-blood of a master-spirit, embalmed and treasured up on purpose to a life beyond life : 'Tis true no age can restore a life, whereof perhaps there...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... | |
 | John Milton - 1851 - 606 pages
...life, whereof perhaps there is no great lofle ; and revolutions of ages doe not oft recover the lofle of a rejected truth, for the want of which whole Nations fare the worfe. We mould be wary therefore what perfecution we raife againft the living labours of publick men,... | |
 | John Milton - 1852 - 472 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... | |
 | William Spalding - English language - 1853 - 446 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...want of which whole nations fare the worse. ****** We boast our light : but, if we look not wisely on the sun itself, it smites us into darkness. Who can... | |
 | Robert Chambers - Authors, English - 1853 - 716 pages
...life, whereof perhaps there is no great ¡i--« ; and revolutions of ages do not oft recover the l"~i of a rejected truth, for the want of which whole nations fare the worse. We should be wary, thercЬт<-, what persecution we raise against the living la'4-iuns of public men, how spill that seasoned... | |
 | William Spalding - English literature - 1854 - 446 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...want of which whole nations fare the worse. ****** We boast our light : but, if we look not wisely on the sun itself, it smites us into darkness. Who can... | |
 | Samuel Bailey - Belief and doubt - 1854 - 466 pages
...persecution with which the benefit will be resisted, and * ' Revolutions of ages,' says Milton, ' do not recover the loss of a rejected truth, for the want of which whole nations fare the worse.' — Jlreopagilica. '(' ' In philosophy, equally as in poetry, genius produces the strongest impressions... | |
 | Readers - 1856 - 518 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 labors of public men : how we spill that seasoned life of... | |
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