 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 the...  The Quarterly Journal of Education - Página 2261831Vista completa - Acerca de este libro
 | William Hayley - 1810 - 472 páginas
...work in his own energetic language, Ave may justly call it, what he has defined a good book to be, " the precious life-blood of a master spirit, embalmed and treasured up on purpose to a life beyond life." His late biographer, instead of praising Milton for a service so honorably rendered... | |
 | 1832 - 536 páginas
...earth, but a good book is the precious life-blood of a master-spirit, embalmed and treasured up on a purpose to a life beyond life. We should be wary, therefore, what persecution we raise against the labours of public men—how we spill that seasoned life of men, preserved and stored up in books ;... | |
 | George Crabbe - 1834 - 358 páginas
...up and down, may chance to bring up armed men. And yet, on the other hand, unless wariness be used, as good almost kill a man as kill a good book : who...master spirit, embalmed and treasured up on purpose to a life beyond life. It is true, no age can restore a life, whereof perhaps there is no great loss ;... | |
 | John Mason Duncan - 1834 - 276 páginas
...proclaim his creed from the rising to the setting sun. " As good almost kill a man," said Milton, " as kill a good book. Who kills a man, kills a reasonable...master spirit ; embalmed and treasured up on purpose to a life beyond life." Many such theological and literary efforts are made now-a-days. The manner in... | |
 | 1834 - 536 páginas
...fabulous dragon's teeth, and being sown up and down, may chance to spring up armed men. * * * A good book is the precious life-blood of a master spirit, embalmed and treasured up on purpose to a lito beyond life. MiLTOX. THE FIRST STEAM-BOAT IN THE WEST INDIES. SIR RALPH WOODFORD told us, that... | |
 | 1835 - 772 páginas
...more than to any other, for the gospel light and religious liberty we enjoy. Milton says, ' A good book is the precious life-blood of a master spirit, embalmed and treasured up on purpose to a life beyond life.' Surely the writings of Wicklifl' ought not to be suffered to perish. A much smaller... | |
 | 1835 - 272 páginas
...fabulous dragon's teeth, and being sown up and down, may chance to spring up armed men. ' * " A good book is the precious life-blood of a master spirit, embalmed and treasured up on purpose to a life beyond life. MILTON. THE FIRST STEAM-BOAT IN THE WEST INDIES. SIR RALPH WOODFORD told us, that... | |
 | 1836 - 694 páginas
...wore, in the eye. Many a man lives a burden to the earth ; but a good book is the precious lifi-blood of a master spirit, embalmed and treasured up on purpose to a life beyond life." We could expatiate much more at large on this noble composition — the perfection of its logic, the beauty... | |
 | Cynosure - 1837 - 272 páginas
...purest efficacy and extraction of that living intellect that bred them .. .Unless wariness be used, as good almost kill a Man, as kill a good Book: who...master spirit, embalmed and treasured up on purpose to a life beyond life. MILTON. MY way must be straight on. True with the tongue, False with the heart—-I... | |
 | Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Henry Nelson Coleridge - 1837 - 316 páginas
...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...master spirit, embalmed and treasured up on purpose to a life beyond life. MILTON'S Speoch for the liberty of unlicensed printing. THUS far then I have heen... | |
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