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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 American Whig Review - Page 484
1845
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The life of Milton, and Conjectures on the Origin of Paradise Lost, by ...

William Hayley - 1810 - 472 pages
...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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Blackwood's Magazine, Volume 81

1857 - 878 pages
...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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The North American Review, Volume 204, Part 2

1916 - 512 pages
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Elegant Extracts, Or, Useful and Entertaining Passages from the ..., Volume 2

1826 - 436 pages
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The Quarterly Journal of Education, Volume 2

1831 - 424 pages
...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...
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The Poetical Works of the Rev. George Crabbe: The library. The village. The ...

George Crabbe - 1834 - 358 pages
...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 ; and revolutions of ages do...
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An Essay on the Origin, Character, and Tendency of Creeds and Confessions of ...

John Mason Duncan - 1834 - 276 pages
...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...
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The Saturday Magazine ..., Volumes 4-5

1834 - 536 pages
...teeth, and being sown up and down, may chance to spring up armed men. * * * A good book is the precious life-blood of a master spirit, embalmed and treasured up on purpose to a lito beyond life. MiLTOX. THE FIRST STEAM-BOAT IN THE WEST INDIES. SIR RALPH WOODFORD told us, that...
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The Saturday Magazine, Volume 5

1835 - 272 pages
...teeth, and being sown up and down, may chance to spring up armed men. ' * " A good book is the precious life-blood of a master spirit, embalmed and treasured up on purpose to a life beyond life. MILTON. THE FIRST STEAM-BOAT IN THE WEST INDIES. SIR RALPH WOODFORD told us, that...
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The British Magazine and Monthly Register of Religious and ..., Volume 8

1835 - 772 pages
...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...
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