| Christian classics, James Hamilton - 1859 - 786 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 i'n purpose to a life beyond life. It is true, no age can restore a life, whereof perhaps there is... | |
| William Henry Milburn, Thomas Binney - 1860 - 384 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 ; and... | |
| Henry Southgate - 1862 - 774 páginas
...does of a flower : she steals sweets from it, but docs not injure it. Cvltvii. BOOKB-Value of. A good book is the precious life-blood of a master spirit, embalmed and treasured up on purpose, to a life beyond Ufo. ¿liltoa. Except a living man, there is nothing more wonderful than a book !—... | |
| Henry James Morgan - 1862 - 808 páginas
...Hence a book containing the life of a truo man is full of precious seed ; to use Milton's words. 'It is the precious life-blood of a master spirit, embalmed and treasured up on purpose to a life beyond life.' Such a book never cea.cs to exercise an elevating influence and a power for good.... | |
| Eliza Meteyard - 1862 - 314 páginas
...against this order that Milton's stately remonstrance was addressed. Considering "a good book" to be " the precious life-blood of a master spirit, embalmed and treasured up on purpose to a life beyond life," he asks "if the evils of prelaty are now to light wholly upon learning," " and... | |
| Derwent Coleridge - 1863 - 414 páginas
...kills the image of God, as it were ia 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 treasured up on purpose to a life beyond life. — MILTON'S Speech for the liberty of unlicensed printing. THUS far then I have... | |
| 1864 - 704 páginas
...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 master spirit,...treasured up on purpose to a life beyond life. MILTON. CXVI. He that will throw away a good book because it is not curiously gilded, is more curious to please... | |
| Blade - 1865 - 268 páginas
...inappreciable effect is produced by the great current of the popular reading. " A good book," says Milton, " is the precious life-blood of a master spirit, embalmed and treasured up on purpose to a life beyond life." It stands sometimes, like the angel in the Apocalypse, one foot on the land, and... | |
| Artemas Bowers Muzzey - 1865 - 252 páginas
...inappreciable effect is produced by the great current of the popular reading. " A good book," says Milton, "is the precious life-blood of a master spirit, embalmed and treasured up on purpose to a life beyond life." It stands sometimes, like the angel in the Apocalypse, one foot on the land, and... | |
| 1865 - 782 páginas
...As good almost kill a man as kill a good book." " 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 on purpose to a life beyond." " Who knows not that truth is strong, next the Almighty ; she needs no... | |
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