 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 Saturday Magazine ... - Pagina 141834Volledige weergave - Over dit boek
 | James Hamilton - 1857 - 494 pagina’s
...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 of that living intellect... | |
 | 1857 - 820 pagina’s
...thus contain. To apply once more the words of Milton to our subject, there will be found "a progeny of life in them to be as active as that soul was whose progeny they are ; nay, they will preserve, as ia a vial, the purest efficacy and extraction of that living intellect... | |
 | John Holmes Agnew, Walter Hilliard Bidwell - 1857 - 624 pagina’s
...thus contain. To apply once more the words of Milton to our subject, there will be found " a progeny of life in them to be as active as that soul was whose progeny they are; nay, they will preserve, as in a vial, the purest efficacy and extraction of that living intellect... | |
 | William Henry Milburn - 1858 - 314 pagina’s
...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 of that living intellect... | |
 | Samuel Austin Allibone - 1859 - 1028 pagina’s
...— RICHARD Dl BDRT: Philobiblian. " Books are not absolutely dead things, but do contain a potency б q q$ze Z >鵓 y x \K Lb 9 0u! !a Ť1fB ;" ifj ii& G are ; nay, they do preserve, as in a vial, the purest efficacy and extraction of that living intellect... | |
 | Samuel Austin Allibone - 1859 - 1030 pagina’s
...yon." — RICHARD DI BCKT: PWobMvn. "Books are not absolutely dead things, but do eontain a lotency of life in them, to be as active as that soul was, whose progeny they are ; nay, they do preserve, us in a vial, the purest efficacy and extraction of that living intellect... | |
 | Robert Demaus - 1859 - 612 pagina’s
...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 of that living intellect... | |
 | William Henry Milburn, Thomas Binney - 1860 - 384 pagina’s
...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 vial, the purest efficacy and extraction of that living intellect... | |
 | Robert Demaus - 1860 - 580 pagina’s
...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 of that living intellect... | |
 | 1860 - 716 pagina’s
...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 whole progeny they are. — MILTON. I. — Religion, Theology, and Biblical Literature. (1.) "Journal... | |
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