...his later years, that the foundation of these virtues was thus laid. Truly hath Milton said, " a good book is the precious life-blood of a master-spirit, embalmed and treasured up for a life beyond life. Books do contain within themselves a potency of life, as active as that soul,...

...creature — God's image; but he who destroys a good book, kills reason itself. Many a man lives a burthen to the earth, but a good book is the precious life-blood...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 :...

...book, kills reason ¡tKΗ kills the image of God, as it were, in the eye. Many я man lives a borden to the earth ; but a good book is the precious life-blood of a master-spirit, embalmed and treaiored up on purpose to a life beyond life." — Jons MILTON. " Here is the best solitary company...

...bred them. I know they are as lively and as vigorously productive as those fabulous dragon's teeth ;1 and, being sown up and down, may chance to spring...master-spirit, embalmed and treasured up on purpose to a life beyond life. It is true no a.ge can restore a life, whereof, perhaps, there is no great loss...

...fabulous dragon's teeth; and, being sown up and down, may chance to spring up armed men. As good almost to kill a man, as kill a good book : who kills a man,...precious life-blood of a master-spirit, embalmed and treaeuroil up on purpose to a life beyond life." — Joan MILTON. " Here is the best solitary company...

...reasonable creature — Hod's image ; but he who destroys a good book, kills reason itself—kills - O + 9 M rzg J AЌv#gjh n X U# R ...@ p BB B % Vho&s+ D z 2 } ڒ { uz8 4 [ l e >) a f y ? a life beyond life." — JOHN MILTON. " Here is the best solitary company in the world, and in this...

...chance to spring up armed men. And yet, on the other hand, unless wariness be used, as good almost Ml a man as kill a good book. Who kills a man kills 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...

...Hence a book containing the life of a true man is full of precious seed ; to use Milton's words, " it is the precious lifeblood of a master-spirit, embalmed and treasured up on purpose to a life beyond life." Such a book never ceases to exercise an elevating influence, and a power for good....

...intellect that bred them. 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...master-spirit, embalmed and treasured up on purpose to a life beyond life." After the execution of Charles I., there appeared a book purporting to be the...

...die, but it is seldom that all about them perishes. John Milton finely says of a good book, that it is " the precious life-blood of a master-spirit, embalmed and treasured up on purpose to a life beyond life." So, on the contrary, it may bo said of a bad book, that it is the poison of a...