 ... 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 eye. Many a man lives a burden to the earth ; but a good book is the precious lifeblood of...  Pamphlets, Religious: Miscellaneous1872Full view - About this book
 | Alexander Bain - English language - 1867 - 352 pages
...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...want of which whole nations fare the worse. We should bo wary, therefore, what persecution we raise against the living labors of public men, how we spill... | |
 | Henry Coppée - Readers and speakers - 1867 - 588 pages
...of a master-spirit, embalmed and treasured up on purpose to a life beyond life. It is true, no Hge can restore a life, whereof perhaps there is no great...therefore, what persecution we raise against the living labors of public men, how we spill that seasoned life of man, preserved and stored up in books ; since... | |
 | 1867 - 488 pages
...book kills reason itself, kills the image ^f God, as it were, in the eye," — who also warns, how "revolutions of ages do not oft recover the loss of...the want of which whole nations fare the worse."* Who ought dare, then, to tamper with or suppress the utterances of a good author? Who presume on the... | |
 | Annie Kane - Blind - 1867 - 252 pages
...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 Js no great loss; and revolutions of ages do riot oft recover the loss of a rejected truth, for want... | |
 | Joseph Payne - 1868 - 530 pages
...of a master-spirit, embalmed and treasured up on purpose (with a view) to a life beyond life. 'Tis true, no age can restore a life, •whereof, perhaps,...no great loss ; and revolutions of ages do not oft (often do not) recover the loss of a rejected truth, for the want of which whole nations fare the worse.... | |
 | John Milton - Freedom of the press - 1868 - 168 pages
...whereof perhaps there is no great loffe ; and revolutions of ages doe not oft recover the loffe ol a rejected truth, for the want of which whole Nations fare the worfe. We mould be wary therefore what perfecution we raife againft the living labours of publick men,... | |
 | 1869 - 974 pages
...right and the duty of private judgment in all the concerns of human life. " No age," says Milton, " can restore a life, whereof perhaps there is no great...We should be wary, therefore, what persecution we raiso against the living labours of public men ; how we spill that seasoned life of men, preserved... | |
 | Thomas Budd Shaw, William Smith - English literature - 1869 - 420 pages
...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 ^reat loss; and revolution! nf ages do not oft recover the loss of a rejected truth, for the want of... | |
 | John Russell (F.E.I.S.) - English language - 1869 - 176 pages
...thoughtful A. careless imprudent indiscreet heedless " A cautious feeling for another's pain." (By.) " We should be wary, therefore, what persecution we raise against the living labours of public men." (M.) " High reaching Buckingham grows circumspect." (S.) Ex. 48. — Chief Commander Leader Chief,... | |
 | James Fleming - 1870 - 792 pages
...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...therefore, what persecution we raise against the living labour of public men, how we spill that seasoned life of man, preserved and stored up in books, since... | |
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