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" 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. "
The Friend, Conducted by S.T. Coleridge, No - Page 50
edited by - 1863
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Explanatory Notes and Remarks on Milton's Paradise Lost

Jonathan Richardson - Biography - 1734 - 756 pages
...Image; but he who Dejlroys a Good Book, kills Reajbn it Self, Kills the Image of God, as it were in ibe Eye. Many a Man lives a Burthen to the Earth, but a Good Book is the Prctious Life-blood of ' a Mafter-Spirit, Imhalmd, andTreafur'dup on Purpofe to a Life beyond Life...
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The Manual of Liberty, Or, Testimonies in Behalf of the Rights of Mankind ...

Civil rights - 1795 - 432 pages
...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 burthen to the earth ; but a good book is the precious life-blood of a masterspirit, embalmed and treasured up on purpose to a life beyond life. It is true, no age can...
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Prose Works ...: Containing His Principal Political and ..., Volume 1

John Milton - 1809 - 534 pages
...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, imbalmed and treasured up on purpose to a. life beyond life. It is true, no age can restore a life,...
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The life of Milton, and Conjectures on the Origin of Paradise Lost, by ...

William Hayley - Poets, English - 1810 - 472 pages
...work in his own energetic language, Ave may justly call it, what he has defined a good book to be, " the precious life-blood of a master spirit, embalmed and treasured up on purpose to a life beyond life." His late biographer, instead of praising Milton for a service so honorably rendered...
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Elegant extracts: a copious selection of passages from the most ..., Volume 6

Elegant extracts - 1812 - 310 pages
...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 life-blood of a master spirit, embahued and treasured up on purpose to a life beyond life. It is true, no aap can restore a life,...
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Spirit of the English Magazines, Volume 12

1823 - 496 pages
...who destroys a good book, kill's reason itself, — kills the image of God, as it were in the eve. Many a man lives a burthen to the earth ; but a good book is the precious lifeblood of a master-spirit, embalmed and treasured up, for purposes to a life beyond a Ijfe." VICISSITUDE OF...
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Blackwood's Magazine, Volume 81

Scotland - 1857 - 878 pages
...of God, as it were, in the eye. Many a man lives a burden to the earth ; but a good book [picture] is the precious life-blood of a master spirit, embalmed and treasured up on purpose to a life beyond life " We should be wary, therefore, what persecution we raise against the living labours...
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Laconics; or, The best words of the best authors [ed. by J. Timbs ..., Volume 3

Laconics - 1829 - 352 pages
...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 life-blood of a master spirit, imbalmed and treasured up on purpose to a life beyond life.—Milton's Speech on unlicensed Printing....
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The Quarterly Journal of Education, Volume 2

Education - 1831 - 424 pages
...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...master spirit, embalmed and treasured up on purpose to a life beyond life. We should be wary, therefore, what persecution we raise against the living labours...
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The Poetical Works of the Rev. George Crabbe: The library. The village. The ...

George Crabbe - Poets, English - 1834 - 358 pages
...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...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 ;...
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