 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
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