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Quotation from Areopagitica by John Milton
“a good book is the precious life-blood of a master spirit, embalmed and treasured up on purpose to a life beyond life.”
Areopagitica, Part one, on the nature of books (Project Gutenberg text)
The sentence that follows, often inscribed over library doors.
Citation: "a good book is the precious life-blood of a master spirit, embalmed and treasured up on purpose to a life beyond life." — John Milton, Areopagitica, Part one, on the nature of books (Project Gutenberg text). (id areopagitica-q2)
Portrait: John Milton, aged about 21, anonymous, Public domain.
