 For books are not absolutely dead things, but do contain a potency of life in them to be as active as that soul was whose progeny they are ; nay, they do preserve as in a vial the purest efficacy and extraction of that living intellect that bred them.  The Ceylon magazine - Page 2Full view - About this book
 | American literature - 1850 - 604 pages
...the Areopagitica, Milton exerted all his powers in advocating the side of liberty. "Books," said he, "are not absolutely dead ' things, but do contain...progeny of life in them, to be as active as that soul was whose progeny they are; nay, they do preserve, as in a vial, the purest efficacy and extraction... | |
 | Frederick Knight Hunt - English newspapers - 1850 - 326 pages
...who would check the printing press to consider well the value of its products. " Books," said he " are not absolutely dead things, but do contain a progeny of life in them to be as active as that soul was whose progeny they are; nay, they do preserve as in a vial the purest efficacy and extraction of... | |
 | John Holmes Agnew, Walter Hilliard Bidwell - 1850 - 608 pages
...Areopagitica, Milton exerted all his powers in advocating the side of liberty. " Books," §aid he, " are not absolutely dead things, but do contain a progeny of life in liiem, to be as active лз that soul was whose progeny they are; nay, they do preserve, as in a vial,... | |
 | Cyrus R. Edmonds - 1851 - 418 pages
...men ; and thereafter to confine, imprison, and do sharpest justice on them as malefactors ; for books are not absolutely dead things, but do contain a progeny of life in them to be as active as that soul was whose progeny they are ; nay, they do preserve as in a vial the purest efficacy and extraction... | |
 | Mary Russell Mitford - Authors - 1852 - 592 pages
...malefactors ; for books are not absolutely dead things, but do contain a potency of life in them, to he as active as that soul whose progeny they are ; nay, they do preserve as in a phial the purest efficacy and extraction of that which bred them. I know they are as lively, as vigorously... | |
 | Clara Lucas Balfour - English literature - 1852 - 458 pages
...justice on them as malefactors ; for books are not absolutely dead things, but do contain a potency of life in them, to be as active as that soul whose...; nay, they do preserve, as in a vial, the purest efficacy and extraction of that living intellect that bred them. I know they are as lively and vigorously... | |
 | Mary Russell Mitford - Authors - 1852 - 588 pages
...justice on them as malefactors ; for books are not absolutely dead things, but do contain a potency of life in them, to be as active as that soul whose progeny they are ; nay, they do preserve as in a phial the purest efficacy and extraction of that which bred them. I know they are as lively, as vigorously... | |
 | John Milton - 1852 - 472 pages
...men; and thereafter to confine in prison, and do sharpest justice on them as malefactors; for books are not absolutely dead things, but do contain a progeny of life in them, to be as active as that soul was whose progeny they are. Nay, they do preserve, as in a vial, the purest efficacy and extraction... | |
 | 1852 - 406 pages
...animate, breathing things we were wont to see in some quiet inlet. " For," exclaims Milton, "books are not absolutely dead things, but do contain a progeny of life in them, to be as active, as that soul was, whose progeny they are." Does it not wring your heart, dear fellow Bibliophilos, to hear of Chaucer... | |
 | Hubert Ashton Holden - English language - 1852 - 380 pages
...men ; and thereafter to confine, imprison, and do sharpest justice on them as malefactors; for books are not absolutely dead things, but do contain a progeny of life in them to be as active as that soul was whose progeny they are ; nay, they do preserve as in a vial the purest efficacy and extraction... | |
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