 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.  Two Commencement Addresses - Strona 43autor: Henry Cabot Lodge - 1915 - Liczba stron: 44Pełny widok - Informacje o książce
 | Francis Blackburne - 1780 - Liczba stron: 444
...whofe progeny they are; are ; nay they do prefcrve as in a viol! the pureft efficacie and extradtion of that living intellect that bred them. I know they are as lively, and as vigoroufly produdtive, as thofe fabulous Dragons teeth ; and being fown up and down, may chance to... | |
 | Francis Maseres - 1809 - Liczba stron: 636
...as aftive as that foul was whofe progeny they arc ; nay, they do preferve, as in a vial, the pureft' efficacy and extraction of that living intellect that bred them. I know they are as lively, and as vigoroufly productive, as thofe fabulous dragon's teeth; and, being sequences " fc>wn upand down, may... | |
 | Friedrich Bouterwek - 1809 - Liczba stron: 500
...be as aclive . as that foul was whofe progeny they are; my, (hey do preferve as in a vial the pureft efficacy and extraction of that living intellect that bred them. I know they are as lively, and as vigorous ly productive, as thofe fabulous dragons teeth; and being fown up and down , may chance to... | |
 | 1857 - Liczba stron: 878
...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...extraction of that living intellect that bred them." Books have always been deemed a power ; the press is termed a fourth estate ; and yet art, pictorial... | |
 | Ralph Griffiths, George Edward Griffiths - 1824 - Liczba stron: 570
...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...intellect that bred them. I know they are as lively arid vigorously productive as those fabulous dragon's teeth, and, being sown up and down, may chance... | |
 | Laconics - 1829 - Liczba stron: 352
...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...that bred them. I know they are as lively, and as vigourously productive, as those fabulous dragons' teeth; and being sown up and down, may chance to... | |
 | John Timbs - 1829 - Liczba stron: 354
...but do contain a progeny of 'life in them to be aa active as that soul was, whose progeny they arc; nay, they do preserve as in a vial the purest efficacy...that bred them. I know they are as lively, and as vigourously productive, Bs those fabulous dragons' teeth; nnd being sown up and down, may chance to... | |
 | 1831 - Liczba stron: 424
...them to be as active as that soul was, whose progeny they are ; nay, they do preserve, as in a viol, the purest efficacy and extraction of that living intellect that bred them. As good almost kill a man, as kill a good book : who kills a man kills a reasonable creature, God's... | |
 | Samuel Ward - 1834 - Liczba stron: 84
...malefactors: for books are not absolutely dead things, but do contain a potency o! life in them tii be as active as that soul whose progeny they are;...extraction of that living intellect that bred them. 1 know that they are as livingly and as vigorously productive as those fabulous dragon's teeth; anil... | |
 | John Milton - 1835 - Liczba stron: 1044
...precious life-blood of a master-spirit embalmed and treasured up to a life beyond life." — " They preserve, as in a vial, the purest efficacy and extraction of that living intellect that bred them." It is astonishing that these books should not in our time have been appreciated by the people, and... | |
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