 I know they are as lively, and as vigorously productive, as those fabulous dragon's teeth; and being sown up and down, may chance to spring up armed men. And yet, on the other hand, unless wariness be used, as good almost kill a man as kill a good book....  English Prose (1137-1890) - Strona 114pod redakcją - 1909 - Liczba stron: 544Pełny widok - Informacje o książce
 | Robert Chambers - 1847 - Liczba stron: 712
...spring up armed men. And yet, on the other band, unless wariness be used, as good almost kill a man u from Afric shore, When Charleniain with all his peerage...mortal prowess, yet obscrv'd Their dread commander ; of a master-spirit, embalmed and treasured np on purpose to a life beyond life. Tis true no age can... | |
 | George Crabbe - 1847 - Liczba stron: 618
...the other hand, unless wariness be used, as good almost, kill a man as kill a good book : who kill* a man kills a reasonable creature, God's image ; but...book' is the precious life-blood of a master spirit, embalmed and treasured upon purpose to a life beyond life. It is trtie, no age can restore a life,... | |
 | John Milton - 1848 - Liczba stron: 566
...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...earth ; but a good book is the precious life-blood of a master-spirit, embalmed and treasured up on purpose to a life beyond life. It is true, no age... | |
 | 1849 - Liczba stron: 818
...Liberty of Unlicensed Printing,' which will be familiar to most of his admirers. ' For books,' he says, ' are not absolutely dead things, but do contain a potency...earth ; but a good book is the precious life-blood of a master-spirit, embalmed and treasured up on purpose to a life beyond life. It is true, no age... | |
 | Robert Chambers - 1849 - Liczba stron: 708
...kill a good book:' who kills a man kills a reasonable creature, God's image ; but he who destroy*, a good book, kills reason itself, kills the image...earth ; but a good book is the precious life-blood of a master-spirit, embalmed and treasured up on purpose to a life beyond life. Tis true no age can... | |
 | Samuel Dunn - 1852 - Liczba stron: 1074
...as kill a good book : who kills a man, kills a reasonable creature, God's image ; but he who kills a good book, kills reason itself, kills the image...lives a burden to the earth ; but a good book is the precioe« life-blood of a master-spirit, embalmed and treasured up on purpose to a Ufe beyond life.... | |
 | Robert Chambers - 1850 - Liczba stron: 710
...that bred them. I know they are as lively, and as vigorously productive, as those fabulous dragons' teeth ; and being sown up and down, may chance to...earth ; but a good book is the precious life-blood of a master-spirit, embalmed and treasured up on purpose to a life beyond life. 'Tis true no age can... | |
 | Robert Aspland - 1850 - Liczba stron: 794
...Two or three years previously, Milton had with matchless eloquence denounced the burning of books. "As good almost kill a man as kill a good book : who...earth ; but a good book is the precious life-blood of a master-spirit, embalmed and treasured up on purpose to a life beyond life. It is true no age can... | |
 | 1850 - Liczba stron: 654
...Who kills a man, kills a reasonable creature—God's image; but he who destroys a good book, destroys reason itself, kills the image of God, as it were,...earth : but a good book is the precious life-blood of a master-spirit, embalmed and treasured up on purpose to a life beyond life. It is true, no age... | |
 | 1850 - Liczba stron: 604
...kills a man, kills a reasonable creature — God's image ; but he who destroys a good book, destroys reason itself, kills the image of God, as it were,...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 can... | |
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