 | Samuel Austin Allibone - American literature - 1858 - 1022 pages
...kills a reasonable creature — God's image ; bot he who destroys a good book, kills reason ¡tKΗ kills the image of God, as it were, in the eye. Many я man lives a borden to the earth ; but a good book is the precious life-blood of a master-spirit,... | |
 | David Masson - 1873 - 770 pages
...as that soul whose " progeny they are." All the more reason to beware of violence against books. " As good almost kill a man as kill a good " book. Who...kills a reasonable creature, God's " image ; but he whp destroys a good book kills reason itself, " kills the image of God as it were in the eye. Many... | |
 | Samuel Austin Allibone - American literature - 1859 - 1028 pages
...fabulons dragon's teeth; and, being sown up and down, may chance to spring up armed men. As good almost to - ^sN ) 5C q;Y T 0 % xJ 뾖y# : ] Khq[D ~*! ivA j 06 J8 7žr`GJmh — Hod's image ; but he who destroys a good book, kills reason itself—kills the image of God, as... | |
 | Paul Hamilton Payne - Literature, Modern - 1860 - 614 pages
...books «re not absolntelv dead things, but do contain a potency of life in them to be as active n» that soul was whose progeny they are ; nay, they do...a man as kill a good book: who kills a man kills a good, reasonable creature, God's image; but he who destroys a good book kilta reason itself, kills... | |
 | John Milton, James Montgomery - 1861 - 578 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... | |
 | Universities and colleges - 1861 - 492 pages
...Minister's Wooing." 116 The Use of Books. [Jan., ARTICLE XI.— THE USE OF BOOKS. "Unless wariness bo used, as good almost kill a man as kill a good book....itself, kills the image of God, as it were in the eye." THE readers of the "QUARTERLY" will readily recall an Article which appeared in one of the earlier... | |
 | Adelaide Anne Procter - English literature - 1861 - 374 pages
...Bookc ; who kills a Alan kills a reasonable creature, God's Image; but hee who destroyes a good booke, kills reason itself, kills the Image of God, as it were in the Kyc. Manv a Man lives a burden to the Earth; but a good Booke is the pretious lifeblood of a master-spirit,... | |
 | Victoria regia - 1861 - 378 pages
...being sown up and down, may chance to spring up armed men. And yet on the other hand unless warinesse be used, as good almost kill a Man, as kill a good Booke; who kills a Man kills a reasonable creature, God's Image; but hee who destroycs a good booke... | |
 | History - 1862 - 448 pages
...as it would Ъе to estimate its worth by its weight. Milton has left us a suggestive admonition : "As good almost kill a man, as kill a good book ;...itself, kills the image of God, as it were, in the eye." If the destruction of a single good book involves such a loss, what should be thought of our criminality,... | |
 | William Spalding - English literature - 1862 - 438 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 as kill a geod book ; who kills a man kills a reasonable creature, God's image; but he who destroys a good book... | |
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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:... 
