 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....  Catalogue - Page 1041873 - 112 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Francis Blackburne - 1780 - 444 pages
...kills a reafonable creature, GOD'S image ; but hee who deftroyes a good Booke, kills reafon itfelf, kills the image of GOD, as it were in the eye. Many a man lives a burden to the Earth ; but a good Boqke is the pretious liftblood of a mafter fpirit, imbalm'd and treafur'd up on purpofe to a life... | |
 | Francis Blackburne - 1780 - 408 pages
...kills a reafonable creature,. GOD'S image ; but hee who deftroyes a good Booke, kills reafbn itfelf, kills the image of GOD, as it were in the eye. Many a man lives a burden to the Earth -, but a good Booke is the pretious lifeblood of a mafter fririt, imbalm'd and treafur'd up on purpofe to a life... | |
 | Monthly literary register - 1841 - 1092 pages
...Reason itMlf, lolls the image of God, as it were, in the eye. Many a man lives a burden to the ear th ; but a good book is the precious life-blood of a master-spirit, embalmed tad treasured op on purpose to a life beyond life." Landlord and Tenant: A Comprehensive and Popular... | |
 | John Milton, Charles Symmons - 1806 - 624 pages
...up armed men. And yet, on the other hand, unless wariness i PW vol. i. 289, be used, as good almost kill a man as kill a good book: who kills a man kills...earth; but a good book is the precious life-blood ot a master-spirit embalmed and treasured up on purpose to a life beyond a life. Tis true no age can... | |
 | John Milton - 1809 - 534 pages
...And yet on the other hand, unless wariness be used, as good almost kill a man as kill a good botrfc :-who kills a man kills a reasonable creature, God's...earth ; but a good book is the precious lifeblood of a master spirit, imbalmed and treasured up on purpose to a. life beyond life. It is true, no age... | |
 | Francis Maseres - 1809 - 638 pages
...man kills a reafonable creature, God's image; but he who deftroys a good book, kills reafon itfelr, kills the image of God, as it were, in the eye. Many...earth ; but a good book is the precious life-blood of a matter fpirit, imbalmed and trcafured-up on purpofe to- a life beyond life. Jt is true, no age... | |
 | Friedrich Bouterwek - 1809 - 500 pages
...reafonable creature, God's image; but he who dcflroys a good book, kills reafon itfelf, kills the im. ige of God, as it were in the eye. Many a man lives a burden to the earth ; but a good book (Sin fatorifdjíbibuftifdjee «ЮегГфеп be* Σ)id)ter6 (Sow lei) barf in fcer ©efdjid)ie bee... | |
 | Elegant extracts - 1812 - 310 pages
...to argue freely, according to conscience, above all liberties. As good ahuost kill a man as kill a book : who kills a man, kills a reasonable creature,...earth ; but a good book is the precious life-blood of a master spirit, embahued and treasured up on purpose to a life beyond life. It is true, no aap... | |
 | Tobias Smollett - 1816 - 674 pages
...man, kills a reasonable creature, God's image; but he who destroys a good book, kills reason itself, the image of God, as it were, in the eye. Many a man...book is the precious lifeblood of a master-spirit, imbalmed and treasured up on purpose to a life beyond life. 'Tis true, no age can restore a life, whereof... | |
 | 1857 - 878 pages
...who kills a I'MM kills a reasonable creature, God's image; but he who destroys a good book [picture], kills reason itself, kills the image of God, as it...man lives a burden to the earth ; but a good book [picture] is the precious life-blood of a master spirit, embalmed and treasured up on purpose to a... | |
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