 | Elegant extracts - 1812 - 310 pages
...man, kills a reasonable creature, God's image ; but he who destroys a good book, kills reason itself, kills the image of God, as it were, in the eye. Many...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... | |
 | Tobias Smollett - 1816 - 674 pages
...man, kills a reasonable creature, God's image; but he who destroys a good book, kills reason itself, the image of God, as it were, in the eye. Many a man...earth ; but a good book is the precious lifeblood of a master-spirit, imbalmed and treasured up on purpose to a life beyond life. 'Tis true, no age can... | |
 | 1857 - 878 pages
...a reasonable creature, God's image; but he who destroys a good book [picture], kills reason itself, kills the image of God, as it were, in the eye. Many...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... | |
 | John Milton - 1819 - 484 pages
...kills a reasonable creature, GODS Image ; but hee who destroyes a good Booke, kills Reason it selfe, kills the Image of GOD, as it were in the eye. Many a Man lives a burden to the Earth ; but a good Booke is the pretious life-blood of a master spirit, imbalm'd and treasur'd up on purpose to a Life... | |
 | Charles Symmons - 1822 - 526 pages
...man kills a reasonable creature, God's image; but he who destroys a good book kills reason itself, kills the image of God, as it were, in the eye. Many...lives a burden to the earth: but a good book is the 73 PW i. 289. precious life-blood of a master-spirit, embalmed and treasured up on purpose to a life... | |
 | 1839 - 1092 pages
...different from other books, though it is not always easy to define in what respects. Milton says, " 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." And to whom does this... | |
 | John Mason Duncan - 1825 - 300 pages
...man. kills a reasonable creature, God's image; but he who destroys a good book, kills reason itself, kills the image of God, as it were, in the eye. Many...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... | |
 | John Milton - 1826 - 368 pages
...man, kills a reasonable creature, God's image ; but he who destroys a good book, kills reason itself, kills the image of God, as it were in the eye. Many...earth ; but a good book is the precious lifeblood of a masterspirit, imbalmed and treasured up on purpose to a life beyond life. It is true no age can... | |
 | 1826 - 548 pages
...man kills a reasonable creature, God's image ; but he who destroys a good book, kills reason itself, kills the image of God, as it were in the eye. Many...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. It is true,... | |
 | John Milton - 1826 - 368 pages
...but he who destroys a good book, kills reason itself, kills the image of God, as it were in the eye.3 Many a man lives a burden to the earth ; but a good book is the prgcipns lit'phlnnH nf a mgsterjpirit^ imbalmed and treasure^ up on purpose to a ljfje_beyondTiife^... | |
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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 image; but he who destroys" a good book kills reason itself, kills the image of God, as it were in the... 
