 | Theology - 1837 - 548 pages
...immortal mind when under the highest consciousness of freedom at the attempt made to fetter its powers. As good almost kill a man as kill a good book : who...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... | |
 | Christianity - 1841 - 500 pages
...preserve as in a viol the piirest efficacy and extraction of that living intellect that hrcd them. Many a man lives a burden to 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." Such precious life-blood... | |
 | Charles Louis Schönberg - 1844 - 104 pages
...« in a viol, the purest efficacy and extraction of that living intellect that l>rnl them. — Mauy a man lives a burden to the earth ; but a good book is the preciou* lifeblim.l of a master-spirit, imbalmed and treasured up on purpose to a life beyond life."—... | |
 | American literature - 1857 - 602 pages
...we not substitute " picture" for the word " book ?» £ And yet, on the other hand, unless wariness be used, as good almost kill a man as kill a good book: [picture] who kills a man kills a reasonable creature, God's image ; but he who destroys a good book... | |
 | John Milton - 1845 - 572 pages
...being sown up and down, may chance to spring up armed men. And yet on the other hand, unless wariness be used, as good almost kill a man as kill a good...earth ; but a good book is the precious lifeblood of a master spirit, imbahned and treasured up on purpose to a life beyond life. It is true, no age... | |
 | John Seely Hart - Readers - 1845 - 404 pages
...being sown up and down, may chance to spring up armed men. And yet, on the other hand, unless wariness be used, as good almost kill a man as kill a good...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. 'T is true no age can... | |
 | John Milton - 1845 - 572 pages
...being sown up and down, may chance to spring up armed men. And yet on the other hand, unless wariness be used, as good almost kill a man as kill a good...eye. Many a man lives a burden to the earth ; but a gcOcl ibook is the precious lifebjood of a master spirit, imbalmed and treasured up on purpose to a... | |
 | Samuel Taylor Coleridge - 1845 - 582 pages
...being gown up and down may chanco to spring up armed men. And yet on the other hand, unless wariness bo used, as good almost kill a man as kill a good book. Muny a man lives a burthen to the earth ; but a good book is the i'ri'cious lifoblood of a master spirit,... | |
 | James William Massie - Belgium - 1846 - 572 pages
...intellect that bred them ;" and if it be " almost as good kill a man as kill a good book :" since " he who destroys a good book kills reason itself, kills the image of God, as it were, in the eye :" if a good book " be the precious life-blood of a master- spirit, embalmed and treasured up on purpose... | |
 | Robert Chambers - English literature - 1847 - 712 pages
...spring up armed men. And yet, on the other band, unless wariness be used, as good almost kill a man u from Afric shore, When Charleniain with all his peerage...mortal prowess, yet obscrv'd Their dread commander ; of a master-spirit, embalmed and treasured np on purpose to a life beyond life. Tis true no age can... | |
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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... 
