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" 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 a master spirit, embalmed and treasured up on purpose... "
The British Controversialist and Literary Magazine - Page 322
1869
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The Manual of Liberty, Or, Testimonies in Behalf of the Rights of Mankind ...

1795 - 432 pages
...life-blood of a masterspirit, 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...of public men, how we spill that seasoned life of man, preserved and stored up in books ; since we see a kind of homicide may be thus committed, sometimes...
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The Prose Works of John Milton: With a Life of the Author, Volume 7

John Milton, Charles Symmons - 1806 - 624 pages
...life-blood ot a master-spirit embalmed and treasured up on purpose to a life beyond a life. Tis true no age can restore a life, whereof, perhaps, there is no...of public men ; how we spill that seasoned life of man preserved and stored up in books ; since we see a kind of homicide may be thus committed, sometimes...
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The Prose Works of John Milton: With a Life of the Author, Volume 1

John Milton, Charles Symmons - 1806 - 440 pages
...life, whereof perhaps there is no great lofs ; and revolutions of ages do not oft recover the lofs of a rejected truth, for the want of which whole nations fare the worfe. We fhould be wary therefore what perfecution we raife again/I the living labours of public men,...
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Flower's Political review and monthly register. (monthly ..., Volume 9

Benjamin Flower - 1811 - 578 pages
...age can restore a life, whereof perhap* there is no great loss ; and revolutions of ages do not ult recover the loss of a rejected truth, for the want of which whole nations fare the worse. We should !v wary t1.' -reforc what persecution we raise against the living labours of public lut-n, how we spill...
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Prose Works ...: Containing His Principal Political and ..., Volume 1

John Milton - 1809 - 534 pages
...of a master spirit, imbalmed 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...of public men, how we spill that seasoned life of man,' preserved and stored up in books ; since we see a kind of homicide may be thus committed, sometimes...
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Geschichte der Poesie und Beredsamkeit seit dem Ende des dreizehnten ...

Friedrich Bouterwek - 1809 - 500 pages
...life, whereof perhaps there is no great lofs; and revolution« of ages do nut oft recover the lofs of a « rejected truth , for the want of which whole nations fare the worfe. o) A lUscourfe , by way of vifion. concerning the go- , verncmcnt of Oliver Cromwell, in Cowley's...
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The Life of John Milton

Charles Symmons - 1810 - 684 pages
...life-blood of a master-spirit, embalmed and treasured up on purpose to a life beyond a life. Tis true no age can restore a life, whereof perhaps there is no great...of public men ; how we spill that seasoned life of man preserved and stored up in books ; since we see a kind of homicide may be thus committed, sometimes...
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The Life of John Milton

Charles Symmons - 1810 - 690 pages
...life-blood of a master-spirit, embalmed and treasured up on purpose to a life beyond a life. Tis true no age can restore a life, whereof perhaps there is no great...of ages do not oft recover the loss of a rejected Irulh, for the want of which whole nations fare the worse. We should be wary therefore what persecution...
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Elegant extracts: a copious selection of passages from the most ..., Volume 6

Elegant extracts - 1812 - 310 pages
...of a master spirit, embahued and treasured up on purpose to a life beyond life. It is true, no aap can restore a life, whereof perhaps there is no great...of public men, how we spill that seasoned life of man, preserved and stored up in books; since we see a kind of homicide may be thus committed, sometimes...
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The Critical Review: Or, Annals of Literature, Volume 4

Tobias Smollett - 1816 - 674 pages
...lifeblood of a master-spirit, imbalmed and treasured up on purpose to a life beyond life. 'Tis true, no age can restore a life, whereof perhaps there is no great loss, and revolutions of ages do not often recover the loss of rejected Truth, for the want of which whole nations fare the worse. We should...
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