 | John Milton - 1835 - 1044 pàgines
...them interminably precious. " Books," says their author, " are not absolutely dead things," — " they contain a progeny of life in them to be as active as that soul whose progeny they are," — " the precious life-blood of a master-spirit embalmed and treasured up... | |
 | 1835 - 284 pàgines
...thoughts tho best way. SIK W. TEMPLB. BOOKS are not absolutely dead things, hut doe contain a potencie of life in them, to be as active as that soul was whoso progeny they arc; nay, they do preserve as in a viol I the purest eflicacie and extraction of... | |
 | Englishmen - 1836 - 276 pàgines
...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 was whose...progeny they are ; nay, they do preserve, as in a phial, the purest efficacy and extraction of that [iving intellect that bred them. I know they are... | |
 | Englishmen - 1836 - 274 pàgines
...vigilant eye how books demean themselves, as well as men. For books are not absolutely dead things, but contain a progeny of life in them to be as active as that soul was whose progeny they are. I know they are as lively and vigorously productive as those fabulous dragon's teeth ; and being sown... | |
 | American Institute of Instruction - 1836 - 332 pàgines
...than supply ideas ; they must be, as Milton says, " Not absolutely dead things, but contain a potency of life in them to be as active as that soul was, whose progeny they are ; nay, they must preserve as in a phial, the purest efficacy and extraction of that living intellect that bred... | |
 | American Institute of Instruction - 1836 - 328 pàgines
...than supply ideas ; they must be, as Milton says, " Not absolutely dead things, but contain a potency of life in them to be as active as that soul was, whose progeny they are ; nay, they must preserve as in a phial, the purest efficacy and extraction of that living intellect that bred... | |
 | Cynosure - 1837 - 272 pàgines
...begin To ope their golden eyes ; With every thing that pretty bin, My lady sweet, arise ; Arise, arise. BOOKS are not absolutely dead things, but do contain...extraction of that living intellect that bred them .. .Unless wariness be used, as good almost kill a Man, as kill a good Book: who kills a Man kills... | |
 | 1838 - 514 pàgines
...thoughts about books, still less to give them utterance. The student is accustomed to the reflection that "books are not absolutely dead things, but do contain...as active as that soul was whose progeny they are" — that "a good book is the precious life-blood of a master-spirit, embalmed and treasured up on purpose... | |
 | Caleb Sprague Henry, Joseph Green Cogswell - 1838 - 518 pàgines
...thoughts about books, still less to give them utterance. The student is accustomed to the reflection that "books are not absolutely dead things, but do contain...to be as active as that soul was whose progeny they are"—that "a good book is the precious life-blood of a master-spirit, embalmed and treasured up on... | |
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... 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. 
