 | William Harrison Ainsworth - English literature - 1851 - 570 pages
...himself with the weapons of the mighty Milton, does battle vigorously. " Who kills a man," he says, " 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." Alas! murderous critic, this is not all. Draco, we are told,... | |
 | John Milton - 1851 - 606 pages
...chance to fpring up armed men. And yet on the other hand unlefle warinefle be us'd, as good almoft kill a Man as kill a good Book ; who kills a Man kills a reafonable creature, Gods Image ; but hee who deftroyes a good Booke, kills reafon it felfe, kills... | |
 | George Walter THORNBURY - 1851 - 188 pages
...town (one before whom I veil my face), said to ye :—" Unless wariness be used, as good almost kiU a man as kill a good book; who kills a man, kills a reasonable creature—God's image; but he who destroys a good book, kills reason itself, the image of God, as... | |
 | John Milton - 1852 - 472 pages
...sown up and down, may chance to spring up armed men. " And yet, on the other hand, unless weariness be used, as good almost kill a man as kill a good...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 treasured... | |
 | Hubert Ashton Holden - English language - 1852 - 380 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...itself, kills the image of God, as it were in the eye. [Classical Tripos, 1834.] 20. IN these extremities, the perverse obstinacy of the Athenians was very... | |
 | Mary Russell Mitford - Authors - 1852 - 580 pages
...dragons' t3eth ; 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....kills a reasonable creature, God's image ; but he who kills a good book, kills reason itself, kills the image of God, as it were, in the eye. Many a man... | |
 | Edwin Paxton Hood - Great Britain - 1852 - 506 pages
...kill a man as kill a good book, because who kills a man, kills a reasonable creature, God's image, but who destroys a good book, kills reason itself, kills the image of G-od as it were in the eye." Could the people, instead of merely receiving instruction from the desk and the platform, enter the... | |
 | Samuel Taylor Coleridge - 1853 - 492 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...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... | |
 | Samuel Taylor Coleridge - 1853 - 566 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...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... | |
 | Samuel Taylor Coleridge - 1853 - 560 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...kills a reasonable creature, God's image ; but he Wyho destroys a good book, Mils reason itself, kills the image of God, as it were in the eye. Many... | |
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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:... 
