 | Nathaniel Morton - 1669 - 562 sider
...honored in the east and the west, in two countries separated by a mighty ocean." — Life, 75. " A good book is the precious lifeblood of a master-spirit, embalmed and treasured up on purpose to a life beyond life." — Milton. Before proceeding to give Mr. Robinson's views in detail, we feel... | |
 | Francis Blackburne - 1780 - 444 sider
...kills a reafonable creature, GOD'S image ; but hee who deftroyes a good Booke, kills reafon itfelf, kills the image of GOD, as it were in the eye. Many a man lives a burden to the Earth ; but a good Boqke is the pretious liftblood of a mafter fpirit, imbalm'd and treafur'd up on purpofe to a life... | |
 | Francis Blackburne - 1780 - 408 sider
...kills a reafonable creature,. GOD'S image ; but hee who deftroyes a good Booke, kills reafbn itfelf, kills the image of GOD, as it were in the eye. Many a man lives a burden to the Earth -, but a good Booke is the pretious lifeblood of a mafter fririt, imbalm'd and treafur'd up on purpofe to a life... | |
 | 1795 - 432 sider
...kills a man, kills a reasonable creature, 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 burthen to the earth ; but a good book is the precious life-blood of a masterspirit, embalmed and treasured... | |
 | Monthly literary register - 1841 - 1092 sider
...kills a reasonable creature, God's image ; but he who destroys a good book, kills Reason itMlf, lolls the image of God, as it were, in the eye. Many a man lives a burden to the ear th ; but a good book is the precious life-blood of a master-spirit, embalmed tad treasured op on... | |
 | Old Humphrey - 1799 - 338 sider
...gathered now ; the full harvest is reserved to the end of the world. " A good book," says Milton, " is the precious life-blood of a master-spirit, embalmed...treasured up on purpose to a life beyond life." It may teach for ages : succeeding generations of a family may gather from it knowledge, and find in it... | |
 | John Milton, Charles Symmons - 1806 - 602 sider
...kills a man kills a reasonable creature, God's image; but he who. destroys a good book, kills reason itself, kills the image of God, as it were, in the...master-spirit embalmed and treasured up on purpose to a life beyond a life. 'Tis true no age can restore a life, whereof, perhaps, there is no great loss;... | |
 | John Milton, Charles Symmons - 1806 - 624 sider
...kills a man kills a reasonable creature, God's image; but he who destroys a good book, kills reason itself, kills the image of God, as it were, in the...earth; but a good book is the precious life-blood ot a master-spirit embalmed and treasured up on purpose to a life beyond a life. Tis true no age can... | |
 | Benjamin Flower - 1811 - 578 sider
...reasonable creature, God's image : but he wiiy destroys a good book, kills reason itself, kills tne image of God, as it were in the eye. Many a man lives a burden in the eait/i; but a good book is tht prtcious Itfrbhod of a master spirit, iml^ti.itrl and treasured... | |
 | John Milton - 1809 - 534 sider
...kills a man kills a reasonable creature, God's image ; but he who destroys a good book, kills reason itself, kills the image of God, as it were in 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. It is true, no age... | |
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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 image; but he who destroys a good book, kills reason itself, kills the image of God, as it were, in... 
