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.... Recollections of a Literary Life - Página 544de Mary Russell Mitford - 1855 - 558 páginasVisualização completa - Sobre este livro
| 1840 - 448 páginas
...bred them. 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...kills a reasonable creature, God's image; but he who destroys a good book, kills reason itself, kills the image of God, as it were in the eye. Many a man... | |
| George Crabbe - 1840 - 360 páginas
...vigorously productive, as those fabulous dragon's teeth , and being sown up and down, may chance to bring up armed men. And yet, on the other hand, unless wariness...kills a reasonable creature, God's image; but he who destroys a good book, kills reason itself, kills the image of God, as it were in the eye. Many a man... | |
| 1841 - 640 páginas
...was a good house; and the success of the piece was complete. OUR MONTHLY CRYPT. " As good almost to kill a man, as kill a good book : who kills a man, kills a reasonable creature, God's image ; but be who destroys a good book, kills Reason itself, kills the image of God, as it were, in the eye. Many... | |
| John Milton - 1843 - 444 páginas
...bred them. 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...kills a reasonable creature, God's image; but he who destroys a good book, kills reason itself, kills the image of God, as it were, in the eye. Many a man... | |
| Monthly literary register - 1822 - 1050 páginas
...et adores ! " He who kills a man kills a reasonable creature, — God's image: but he who destroys a good book, kills reason itself, — kills the image...God, as it •were in the eye. Many a man lives a burthen to the earth ; but a good book is the precious life-blood of a masterspirit, embalmed and treasured... | |
| 1837 - 548 páginas
...immortal mind when under the highest consciousness of freedom at the attempt made to fetter its powers. As good almost kill a man as kill a good book : who...kills a reasonable creature, God's image ; but he who destroys a good book, kills reason itself, kills the image of God, as it were in the eye". Many a man... | |
| 1857 - 602 páginas
...example, from Milton's Areopagitica, why should we not substitute " picture" for the word " book ?» £ And yet, on the other hand, unless wariness be used, as good almost kill a man as kill a good book: [picture] who kills a man kills a reasonable creature, God's image ; but he who destroys a good book... | |
| Robert Chambers - 1844 - 692 páginas
...them. I know they are as lively, and as vigorously productive, as those fabulous dra: -us' teeth ; mbers hsnrt, unless wariness be used, as good almost kill a man as kill a good book : who kills a man kills... | |
| John Milton - 1845 - 572 páginas
...bred them. 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...kills a reasonable creature, God's image ;.but. he who destroys a good book. .kills reason itself, kills the image of God, as it were in the eye. Many a man... | |
| John Seely Hart - 1845 - 404 páginas
...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 spring up...kills a reasonable creature, God's image ; but he who destroys a good book, kills reason itself, kills the image of God, as it were, in the eye. Many a man... | |
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