| 1841 - 508 sidor
...do preserve as in a viol the purest efficacy and extraction of that living intellect that bred them. Many a man lives a burden to the earth ; but a good book is the precious lifeblood of a master-spirit imbalmed and treasured up on purpose to a life beyond life." Such precious life-blood... | |
| John Milton - 1843 - 444 sidor
...And yet, on the other hand, unless wariness be used, as good almost kill a man as kill a good book : who kills a man, kills a reasonable creature, God's...of God, as it were, in the eye. Many a man lives a burthen to the earth ; but a good book is the precious life-blood of a master-spirit, embalmed and... | |
| Monthly literary register - 1822 - 1050 sidor
...works. Milton had remarked what Horace alluded to, in his \ if urn rendentem, tints et adores ! " He who kills a man kills a reasonable creature, — God's...God, as it •were in the eye. Many a man lives a burthen to the earth ; but a good book is the precious life-blood of a masterspirit, embalmed and treasured... | |
| 1857 - 602 sidor
...who kills a man kills a reasonable creature, God's image ; but he who destroys a good book [picture] kills reason itself, kills the image of God, as it...man lives a burden to the earth ; but a good book [picture] is the precious lifeblood of a master-spirit, embalmed and treasured up on purpose to a life... | |
| 1841 - 500 sidor
...preserve as in a viol the piirest efficacy and extraction of that living intellect that hrcd them. Many a man lives a burden to the earth ; but a good book is the precious lifeblood of a master-spirit imbalmed and treasured up on purpose to a life beyond life." Such precious life-blood... | |
| Charles Louis Schönberg - 1844 - 104 sidor
...« in a viol, the purest efficacy and extraction of that living intellect that l>rnl them. — Mauy a man lives a burden to the earth ; but a good book is the preciou* lifeblim.l of a master-spirit, imbalmed and treasured up on purpose to a life beyond life."—... | |
| John Milton - 1845 - 572 sidor
...And yet on the other hand, unless wariness be used, as good almost kill a man as kill a good book: who kills a man kills a reasonable creature, God's...book is the precious lifeblood of a master spirit, imbahned and treasured up on purpose to a life beyond life. It is true, no age can restore a life whereof... | |
| John Seely Hart - 1845 - 404 sidor
...And yet, on the other hand, unless wariness be used, as good almost kill a man as kill a good book ; who kills a man kills a reasonable creature, God's...book is the precious life-blood of a master spirit, embalmed and treasured up on purpose to a life beyond life. 'T is true no age can restore a life, whereof... | |
| John Milton - 1845 - 572 sidor
...And yet on the other hand, unless wariness be used, as good almost kill a man as kill a good book: who kills a man kills a reasonable creature, God's...eye. Many a man lives a burden to the earth ; but a gcOcl ibook is the precious lifebjood of a master spirit, imbalmed and treasured up on purpose to a... | |
| James William Massie - 1846 - 572 sidor
...intellect that bred them ;" and if it be " almost as good kill a man as kill a good book :" since " he who destroys a good book kills reason itself, kills the image of God, as it were, in the eye :" if a good book " be the precious life-blood of a master- spirit, embalmed and treasured up on purpose... | |
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