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 the... Eclectic Magazine: Foreign Literature - Page 480edited by - 1850Full view - About this book
| Mary Russell Mitford - 1852 - 592 pages
...creature, God's image ; but he who kills a good book, kills reason itself, kills the image of God, as it were, in the eye. Many a man lives a burden...master-spirit, embalmed 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 ;... | |
| John Milton - 1851 - 606 pages
...creature, Gods Image ; but hee who deftroyes a good Booke, kills reafon it felfe, kills the Image of God, as it were in the eye. Many a man lives a burden to the Earth ; but a good Booke is the pretious life-blood of a mafter fpirit, imbalm'd and treafur'd up on purpofe to a life... | |
| John Robinson - 1851 - 576 pages
...CONGBEQATIONAL MINISTEB, PITTSFIELD, AND PRESIDENT OF BOUDOIN COLLEGE, IN MAINE. " MANY a man," says Milton, " lives a burden to the earth ; but a good book is the precious life-blood of a master-spirit, imbalmed and treasured up on purpose to a life beyond life." As Mr. Eobinson did not live a burden... | |
| Henry Mandeville - 1851 - 396 pages
...the earth ; but a good book is the precious lifeblood of a master spirit embalmed and treasured up on purpose to a life beyond life. It is true, no age can restore a 4 seasoned life of man, preserved and stored up in books; since we see a kind of homicide may be thus... | |
| Clara Lucas Balfour - 1852 - 458 pages
...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...master-spirit, embalmed and treasured up on purpose to a life beyond life : 'tis true no life can restore a life, whereof perhaps there is no great loss ;... | |
| David Thomas - 458 pages
...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...master-spirit embalmed and treasured up on purpose to a life beyond life." Fourthly. There is yet another method of raising Christianity to a supreme influence... | |
| Edwin Paxton Hood - 1852 - 256 pages
...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...master-spirit, embalmed and treasured up on purpose to a life beyond life." He appeals to antiquity : he shows that none of the worthy and ancient Republics... | |
| George Godfrey Cunningham - 1853 - 526 pages
...men. And yet, on the other hand, unless wariness be used, as good almost kill a man as kill a book. Many a man lives a burden to the earth, but a good...master-spirit embalmed and treasured up on purpose to a life beyond life." The publication of a book is like the scattering of seed upon the earth. The act... | |
| William Spalding - 1853 - 446 pages
...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...book is the precious lifeblood of a masterspirit, MISCELLANEOUS WRITERS. 5. The miscellaneous writings of our eighty years must not be allowed to detain... | |
| Tryon Edwards - 1853 - 442 pages
...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...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. BOOKS,... | |
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