 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
 | Orator - 1864 - 186 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... | |
 | Chambers W. and R., ltd - 1865 - 244 pages
...sowed its teeth, which grew up armed men, who slew each other. C a life, whereof, perhaps, there is 110 great loss ; and revolutions of ages do not oft recover...want of which whole nations fare the worse. We should lie wary, therefore, what persecution we raise against the living labours of public men, how we spill... | |
 | Gems - English poetry - 1866 - 168 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,...for the want of which whole nations fare the worse. ... | |
 | Words, Horatius Bonar - Christianity - 1866 - 370 pages
...master-spirit, embalmed and treasured up on purpose to a life beyond life. 8. Revolutions of ages do not often recover the loss of a rejected truth, for the want of which whole nations fare the worse. 9. We reverence the martyrs, but rely only upon the Scriptures. 10. Let us not dally with God when... | |
 | Decoration and ornament - 1866 - 298 pages
...precious life blood of a master-spirit, imbalm'd and treasur'd up on purpose to a life beyond life. It is true, no age can restore a life, whereof perhaps there is no great loss ; but revolutions of ages do not oft recover the loss of a rejected truth, for the want of which whole... | |
 | Afternoon lectures - 1866 - 242 pages
...precious life blood of a master-spirit, imbalm'd and treasur'd up on purpose to a life beyond life. It is true, no age can restore a life, whereof perhaps there is no great loss ; but revolutions of ages do not oft recover the loss of a rejected truth, for the want of which whole... | |
 | Alexander Bain - English language - 1867 - 352 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...want of which whole nations fare the worse. We should bo wary, therefore, what persecution we raise against the living labors of public men, how we spill... | |
 | 1867 - 488 pages
...book kills reason itself, kills the image ^f God, as it were, in the eye," — who also warns, how "revolutions of ages do not oft recover the loss of...the want of which whole nations fare the worse."* Who ought dare, then, to tamper with or suppress the utterances of a good author? Who presume on the... | |
 | Joseph Payne - 1868 - 530 pages
...of a master-spirit, embalmed and treasured up on purpose (with a view) to a life beyond life. 'Tis true, no age can restore a life, •whereof, perhaps,...no great loss ; and revolutions of ages do not oft (often do not) recover the loss of a rejected truth, for the want of which whole nations fare the worse.... | |
 | John Milton - Freedom of the press - 1868 - 168 pages
...whereof perhaps there is no great loffe ; and revolutions of ages doe not oft recover the loffe ol 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,... | |
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