 | Nathaniel Morton - 1669 - 562 pages
...in the east and the west, in two countries separated by a mighty ocean." — Life, 75. " A good book is the precious lifeblood of a master-spirit, embalmed and treasured up on purpose to a life beyond life." — Milton. Before proceeding to give Mr. Robinson's views in detail, we feel... | |
 | 1795 - 432 pages
...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 restore a life, whereof perhaps there is no great loss;... | |
 | Monthly literary register - 1841 - 1092 pages
...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." EMERSON'S ESSAYS.* THE American is proud of any man, whose genius tends to give... | |
 | Old Humphrey - 1799 - 338 pages
...gathered now ; the full harvest is reserved to the end of the world. " A good book," says Milton, " is the precious life-blood of a master-spirit, embalmed and treasured up on purpose to a life beyond life." It may teach for ages : succeeding generations of a family may gather from it... | |
 | John Milton, Charles Symmons - 1806 - 602 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 a life. 'Tis true no age can restore a life, whereof, perhaps, there is no great loss;... | |
 | John Milton, Charles Symmons - 1806 - 624 pages
...do not oft recover the loss of a rejected truth, for the want of which whole nations fare the worse. We should be wary, therefore, what persecution we raise against the living labours of public men ; how we spill that seasoned life of man preserved and stored up in books ; since... | |
 | John Milton - 1809 - 534 pages
...do not oft recover the loss of a rejected truth, for the want of which whole nations fare the worse. We should be wary (therefore ; what persecution we raise against the living labours of public men, how we spill that seasoned life of man,' preserved and stored up in books ;... | |
 | Charles Symmons - 1810 - 684 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 a life. Tis true no age can restore a life, whereof perhaps there is no great loss; and... | |
 | Charles Symmons - 1810 - 690 pages
...do not oft recover the loss of a rejected Irulh, for the want of which whole nations fare the worse. We should be wary therefore what persecution we raise against the living labours of public men; how we spill that sea^ soned life of man preserved and stored up in books; since... | |
 | Elegant extracts - 1812 - 310 pages
...do not oft recover the loss of a rejected truth, for the want of which whole nations fare the worse. We should be wary therefore what persecution we raise against the living labours of public men, how we spill that seasoned life of man, preserved and stored up in books; since... | |
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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. 
