It is true, no age can restore a life whereof perhaps there is no great loss; and revolutions of ages do not oft recover the loss of a rejected truth, for the want of which whole nations fare the worse. We should be wary therefore what persecution we... The Harvard Classics - Page 1991909Full view - About this book
| 1795 - 432 pages
...the earth ; but a good book is the precious life-blood of a masterspirit, embalmed and treasured up on purpose to a life beyond life. It is true, no age...therefore what persecution we raise against the living labours of public men, how we spill that seasoned life of man, preserved and stored up in books ; since... | |
| John Milton, Charles Symmons - 1806 - 602 pages
...precious life-blood of a master-spirit embalmed and treasured up on purpose to a life beyond a life. 'Tis true no age can restore a life, whereof, perhaps,...therefore, what persecution we raise against the living labours of public men; how we spill that seasoned life of man preserved and stored up in books; since... | |
| Benjamin Flower - 1811 - 578 pages
...age can restore a life, whereof perhap* there is no great loss ; and revolutions of ages do not ult recover the loss of a rejected truth, for the want of which whole nations fare the worse. We should !v wary t1.' -reforc what persecution we raise against the living labours of public lut-n, how we spill... | |
| John Milton - 1809 - 534 pages
...And yet on the other hand, unless wariness be used, as good almost kill a man as kill a good botrfc :-who kills a man kills a reasonable creature, God's...(therefore ; what persecution we raise against the living labours of public men, how we spill that seasoned life of man,' preserved and stored up in books ;... | |
| Charles Symmons - 1810 - 684 pages
...precious life-blood of a 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...therefore what persecution we raise against the living labours of public men ; how we spill that seasoned life of man preserved and stored up in books ; since... | |
| Charles Symmons - 1810 - 690 pages
...precious life-blood of a 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...of ages do not oft recover the loss of a rejected Irulh, for the want of which whole nations fare the worse. We should be wary therefore what persecution... | |
| Elegant extracts - 1812 - 310 pages
...of a master spirit, embahued and treasured up on purpose to a life beyond life. It is true, no aap can restore a life, whereof perhaps there is no great...therefore what persecution we raise against the living labours of public men, how we spill that seasoned life of man, preserved and stored up in books; since... | |
| Tobias Smollett - 1816 - 674 pages
...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 perhaps 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... | |
| John Milton - 1819 - 464 pages
...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 which whole Nations...(should be wary therefore what persecution we raise jagainst the living labours of publick men, how we jspill that season'd Life of Man preserv'd and stor'd... | |
| John Milton - 1826 - 368 pages
...prgcipns lit'phlnnH nf a mgsterjpirit^ imbalmed and treasure^ up on purpose to a ljfje_beyondTiife^ It is true no age can restore a life, whereof perhaps...for the want of which whole nations fare the worse. We_shouJoLbe wary, therefore, whaj.^ersecuJkoLHcexaise against the living labors of public men, how... | |
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