| Annie Kane - 1867 - 252 sider
...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...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. It is true no age can... | |
| Max Ring - 1868 - 330 sider
...up and down, may chance to spring up armed men. And yet on the other hand, unless wariness be good, as good almost kill a man as kill a good book : who...masterspirit, embalmed and treasured up on purpose to a life beyond life." " But license," objected St. John, " is as old as literary production. So long... | |
| Max Ring - 1868 - 342 sider
...up and down, may chance to spring up armed men. And yet on the other hand, unless wariness be good, as good almost kill a man as kill a good book : who...masterspirit, embalmed and treasured up on purpose to a life beyond life." " But license," objected St. John, " is as old as literary production. So long... | |
| Joseph Payne - 1868 - 530 sider
...other hand, unless wariness (caution) be used, as good almost kill a man as kill a good book. Who (He who] kills a man kills a reasonable creature, God's...a man lives a burden to the earth; but a good book ia the precious life-blood of a master-spirit, embalmed and treasured up on purpose (with a view) to... | |
| English authors - 1869 - 458 sider
...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 spring...earth ; but a good book is the precious life-blood of a master spirit, embalmed and treasured up on purpose fo a life beyond life. It is true, no age... | |
| James Fleming - 1870 - 792 sider
...for the liberty of unlicensed printing, has a noble passage on books : — " I deny not," says he, " but that it is of greatest concernment in the Church...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. It is true no age can... | |
| John Milton - 1870 - 356 sider
...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...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. It is true no age can... | |
| Mary J. Harper - 1870 - 216 sider
...Style on one or more of the following topics. MODEL. A GOOD BOOK. As good almost kill a man as kill a book ; who kills a man, kills a reasonable creature...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. It is true, no age... | |
| Noah Porter - 1871 - 408 sider
...preserve as in a vial, the purest efficacy and extraction of that living intellect that bred them." " As good almost kill a man as kill a good book ; who...itself, kills the image of God as it were in the eye." The thought will doubtless occur, that this suggestion towards answering the questions, " what is a... | |
| Noah Porter - 1871 - 404 sider
...preserve as in a vial, the purest efficacy and extraction of that living intellect that bred them." " As good almost kill a man as kill a good book ; who...itself, kills the image of God as it were in the eye." / The thought will doubtless occur, that this suggestion towards answering the questions, " what is... | |
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