 | 1855 - 440 páginas
...of St. Giles's. — Athenäum. шй IMMORTALITY OF AUTHORS. — John Milton somewhere says, " A good book is the precious lifeblood of a master spirit, embalmed and treasured up on purpose to a life beyond life." And James Montgomery carries out the same idea in his reflections on the writings... | |
 | 1854 - 500 páginas
...ib contain a progeny of life in them to be as active as that soul was whose progeny they are A good book is the precious life-blood of a master spirit, embalmed and treasured up on purpose to a life beyond life." How grand a privilege must it be, then, to have — " The sayings of the wise... | |
 | Robert Potts - 1855 - 588 páginas
...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 to a life beyond life.—John Milton. 457. Many books require no thought from those who read them, and... | |
 | Robert Potts - 1855 - 588 páginas
...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 to a life beyond life.—John Milton. 457. Many books require no thought from those who read them, and... | |
 | 1855 - 616 páginas
...to be the most important part of our literature. That above all other books a biography contains " the precious life-blood of a master spirit, embalmed and treasured up on purpose to a life beyond life." Many a time have we felt refreshed and invigorated by the lives of men who, though... | |
 | 1856 - 518 páginas
...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 to a life beyond life. It is true, no age can restore a life, whereof perhaps there is no great loss ;... | |
 | 1856 - 790 páginas
...do contain a potency of life in them to be as active as that soul was whose progeny they are. A Good Book is the precious lifeblood of a master spirit embalmed and treasured up on purpose to a life beyond life." In every number of this cheap little magazine we try to give as much good food... | |
 | Society of friends - 1856 - 236 páginas
...neither time nor inclination for any others. " A good book," says Milton, in characteristic language, " is the precious life-blood of a master spirit, embalmed and treasured up on purpose to a life beyond life." And when all may enjoy the privilege of communion with such spirits ; an intellectual... | |
 | John Bartlett - 1856 - 660 páginas
...destroys a good Booke kills reason itselfe. . . . MILTON. — L'ESTRANGE. 129 A good book is the pretious life-blood of a master spirit embalmed and treasured up on purpose to a life beyond life. History of England. Book 1. ad fin. By this time, like one who had set out on his... | |
 | James Hamilton - 1857 - 532 páginas
...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 to a life beyond life. It is true, no age can restore a life, whereof perhaps there is no great loss ;... | |
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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 to a life beyond life. 
