| 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... | |
| 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... | |
| 1916 - 512 pages
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| English letters - 1826 - 432 pages
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| Education - 1831 - 424 pages
...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 to a life beyond life. We should be wary, therefore, what persecution we raise against the living labours... | |
| George Crabbe - Poets, English - 1834 - 358 pages
...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 to a life beyond life. It is true, no age can restore a life, whereof perhaps there is no great loss ;... | |
| John Mason Duncan - Creeds - 1834 - 276 pages
...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 ; embalmed and treasured up on purpose to a life beyond life." Many such theological and literary efforts are made now-a-days. The manner in... | |
| Periodicals - 1835 - 272 pages
...active as that soul was whose progeny they ate; nay, they do preserve as in a yioll the purest efficacie and extraction of that living intellect that bred...undertaking, took a trip of pleasure in her through gome of the Bocas into the main ocean. Almost every one got sick outside, and, as they returned through... | |
| Theology - 1835 - 772 pages
...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... | |
| 1837 - 638 pages
...that bred them. I know they are as lively, and as vigorously productive, as those fabulous dragons' teeth ; and, being sown up and down, may chance to...master spirit, embalmed and treasured up on purpose to a life beyond life." But Coleridge was a poet as well as a philosopher ; and therefore even while dwelling... | |
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