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... Scott's Monthly Magazine - Pagina 7481867Volledige weergave - Over dit boek
| 1856 - 518 pagina’s
...pursuit of useful knowledge. ERASTUS C. BENEDICT. 81. A GOOD BOOK. As good almost kill a man as kill a book : who kills a man, kills a reasonable creature...a good book, kills reason itself : kills the image of God, as it were, in the eye. Many a man lives a burden to the earth ; but a good book is the precious... | |
| John Bartlett - 1856 - 660 pagina’s
...par take in her rejoicing with heaven and earth. As good almost kill a Man; as kill a good Booke ; who kills a Man kills a reasonable creature, God's Image ; but he who destroys a good Booke kills reason itselfe. . . . MILTON. — L'ESTRANGE. 129 A good book is the pretious life-blood... | |
| James Hamilton - 1857 - 532 pagina’s
...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 : who...good book kills reason itself — kills the image of God, as it were, in the eye. Many a man lives a burden to the earth ; but a good book is the precious... | |
| William Henry Milburn - 1857 - 330 pagina’s
...up and down, may chance to spring up armed men. " And yet on the other hand, unless wanness be used, as good almost kill a man as kill a good book. Who...a good book, kills reason itself ; kills the image of God, as it were, in the eye. Many a man lives a burden to the earth ; but a good book is the precious... | |
| James Hamilton - 1857 - 494 pagina’s
...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 : who...good book kills reason itself — kills the image of God, as it were, in the eye. Many a man lives a burden to the earth ; but a good book is the precious... | |
| 1856 - 732 pagina’s
...bred them. As good kill a man as kill a good book [Milton was writing in defense of a free press] ; who kills a man, kills a reasonable creature — God's...good book, kills reason itself — kills the image of God, as it were, in the eye. Many a man lives a burden to the earth ; but a good book is the precious... | |
| 1857 - 804 pagina’s
...the other hand, unless wariness be used, us 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 [picture], kills reason itself, kills the image of God, as it were, in the eye. Many a man lives a... | |
| William Henry Milburn - 1858 - 314 pagina’s
...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. Who...a good book, kills reason itself; kills the image of God, as it were, in the eye. Many a man lives a burden to the earth ; but a good book is the precious... | |
| Anna Brownell Jameson - 1858 - 524 pagina’s
...wisdom or genius. Listen to this magnificent sentence out of the volume now lying open before me — " Who kills a man kills a reasonable creature — God's...he who destroys a good book, kills reason itself. Many a man lives a burthen to the earth, but a good book is the precious life-blood of a master-spirit... | |
| Robert Demaus - 1859 - 612 pagina’s
...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. Who...a good book, kills reason itself ; kills the image of God, as it were, in the eye. Many a man lives a burden to the earth ; but a good book is the precious... | |
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