 | British periodicals - 1841 - 640 pages
...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 pages
...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...of 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 master-spirit, embalmed and... | |
 | Monthly literary register - 1822 - 1050 pages
...works. Milton had remarked what Horace alluded to, in his \ if urn rendentem, tints et adores ! " He who kills a man kills a reasonable creature, — God's...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... | |
 | American literature - 1857 - 602 pages
...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... | |
 | John Milton - 1845 - 572 pages
...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...eye. Many a man lives a burden to the earth ; but a gcOcl ibook is the precious lifebjood of a master spirit, imbalmed and treasured up on purpose to a... | |
 | Samuel Taylor Coleridge - 1845 - 582 pages
...being gown up and down may chanco to spring up armed men. And yet on the other hand, unless wariness bo used, as good almost kill a man as kill a good book. Muny a man lives a burthen to the earth ; but a good book is the i'ri'cious lifoblood of a master spirit,... | |
 | James William Massie - Belgium - 1846 - 572 pages
...intellect that bred them ;" and if it be " almost as good kill a man as kill a good book :" since " he who destroys a good book kills reason itself, kills the image of God, as it were, in the eye :" if a good book " be the precious life-blood of a master- spirit, embalmed and treasured up on purpose... | |
 | Robert Chambers - Authors, English - 1847 - 712 pages
...teeth ; and being sown up and down, may chance to spring up armed men. And yet, on the other band, m with such honours as properly ore his. [Defence...is, the name of the light of nature is made hateful ¡mage ; but he who destroys a good book, kills reason itself, kills the image of God, ш it were,... | |
 | George Crabbe - 1847 - 618 pages
...dragon'» teeth ; and being sown up and down, may chance to bring up armed men. And yet, on 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 he who destroys a good book, kills reason... | |
 | Robert Chambers - English literature - 1849 - 708 pages
...teeth ; and being sown up und down, may chance to spring up armed men. And yet, on the other hand, ts and officers. The second is, that thou never spend...thou have it ; for borrowing is the canker and death destroy*, a good book, kills reason itself, kills the image of God, as it were, in the eye. Many a... | |
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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:... 
