 | 1835 - 770 páginas
...more than to any other, for the gospel light and religious liberty we enjoy. Milton says, ' A good book is the precious life-blood of a master spirit, embalmed and treasured up on purpose to a life beyond life.' Surely the writings of Wicklifl' ought not to be suffered to perish. A much smaller... | |
 | Englishmen - 1836 - 276 páginas
...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...book is the precious life-blood 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... | |
 | 1836 - 694 páginas
...bursts forth with one of those eloquent axioms which are the legacies of great men to all ages : " Whoso kills a man, kills a reasonable creature, God's image...kills reason itself; kills the image of God, as it wore, in the eye. Many a man lives a burden to the earth ; but a good book is the precious lifi-blood... | |
 | François-René vicomte de Chateaubriand - 1836 - 380 páginas
...prevent their circulation, the author proceeds : — " As good almost kill a man as kill a good book. Who kills a man kills a reasonable creature, God's...but he who destroys a good book, kills reason itself ...... A good book is the precious lifeblood of a master-spirit, embalmed and treasured up on purpose... | |
 | Englishmen - 1836 - 274 páginas
...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 book is the precious life-blood of a master-spirit embalmed and treasured up on purpose to a life beyond life." The publication of... | |
 | Horatio Hastings Weld - 1836 - 268 páginas
...threescore, was just ready to be married for the first time? BOOKS. " WHO kUls a man," says Milton, " kills a reasonable creature — God's image; but he who destroys a good book, kills Reason itself." Think of that, confectioners, who bake pastry under stray leaves of Milton, and envelope "kisses,"... | |
 | Cynosure - 1837 - 272 páginas
...intellect that bred them .. .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...master spirit, embalmed and treasured up on purpose to a life beyond life. MILTON. MY way must be straight on. True with the tongue, False with the heart—-I... | |
 | 1837 - 1068 páginas
...of freedom at the attempt made to fetter its powers. As good almost kill a man as kill a good book : ository imbalmed and treasured up on purpose to a life beyond life. It is true, no age can restore a life,... | |
 | Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Henry Nelson Coleridge - 1837 - 316 páginas
...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...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 master spirit, embalmed and... | |
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I know they are as lively, and as vigorously productive, as those fabulous dragon's teeth; and 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 book.... 
