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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. "
The Glory of English Prose: Letters to My Grandson - Page 34
by Stephen Coleridge - 1922 - 232 pages
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New-England's Memorial

Nathaniel Morton - Massachusetts - 1669 - 562 pages
...honored 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...
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The Manual of Liberty, Or, Testimonies in Behalf of the Rights of Mankind ...

Civil rights - 1795 - 432 pages
...kills reason itself, kills 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...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;...
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The Monthly magazine

Monthly literary register - 1841 - 1092 pages
...Reason itMlf, lolls the image of God, as it were, in the eye. Many a man lives a burden to the ear th ; but a good book is the precious life-blood of a master-spirit, embalmed tad treasured op on purpose to a life beyond life." Landlord and Tenant: A Comprehensive and Popular...
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Memoir of Old Humphrey: With Gleanings from His Portfolio, in Prose and Verse

Old Humphrey - Authors, English - 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...
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The Prose Works of John Milton: With a Life of the Author, Volume 7

John Milton, Charles Symmons - 1806 - 602 pages
...book, kills reason itself, 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...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;...
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The Life of John Milton

Charles Symmons - 1810 - 684 pages
...book, kills reason itself, 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...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...
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The Critical Review, Or, Annals of Literature

English literature - 1816 - 692 pages
...earth -, but a good book is the precious lifeblood of a master-spirit, imbalmed and treasured up ou purpose to a life beyond life. 'Tis true, no age can...there is no great loss, and revolutions of ages do not often recover the loss of rejected Truth, for the want of which whole nations fare the worse. We should...
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The Critical Review: Or, Annals of Literature, Volume 4

Tobias Smollett - Books - 1816 - 674 pages
...good book, kills reason itself, 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, imbalmed and treasured up on purpose to a life beyond life. 'Tis true, no age can restore a life, whereof...
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Spirit of the English Magazines, Volume 12

1823 - 496 pages
...kill's reason itself, — kills the image of God, as it were in the eve. Many a man lives a burthen to the earth ; but a good book is the precious lifeblood of a master-spirit, embalmed and treasured up, for purposes to a life beyond a Ijfe." VICISSITUDE OF FORTUNE. A characteristic trait of this sometimes...
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Areopagitica: A Speech to the Parliament of England, for the Liberty of ...

John Milton - Freedom of the press - 1819 - 484 pages
...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 beyond Life. Tis true, no age...restore a Life, whereof perhaps there is no great losse ; and revolutions of ages doe not oft recover the losse of a rejected Truth, for the want of...
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