 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....  English Prose and Poetry (1137-1892) - Page 206by John Matthews Manly - 1916 - 792 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Orator - 1864 - 186 pages
...bred them. 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...earth; but a good book is the precious life-blood of a master-spirit, embalmed and treasured up on purpose to a life beyond life. It is true, no age... | |
 | Thomas Budd Shaw, sir William Smith - 1864 - 554 pages
...bred them. 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...earth ; but a good book is the precious life-blood of a master-spirit, embalmed and treasured up on purpose to a life beyond life. It is true no age can... | |
 | Chambers W. and R., ltd - 1865 - 244 pages
...them. I know they are as lively, and as vigorously productive, as those fabulous dragon's teeth ;l and being sown up and down, may chance to spring up...earth ; but a good book is the precious life-blood of a master-spirit, embalmed and treasured up on purpose to a life beyond life. It is true no age can... | |
 | Lydia M. Millard - Women authors, American - 1865 - 276 pages
...beautiful, glowing thought is frozen or starved. I read this last night in Milton's ' Areopagitica,' — 'As good almost kill a man as kill a good book: who...earth ; but a good book is the precious life-blood of a master-spirit, embalmed and treasured up oir'purpose to a life beyond life. We should be wary,... | |
 | John Milton - 1865 - 514 pages
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 | Hippolyte Taine - English literature - 1866 - 540 pages
...them. I know they are as lively, and as vigorously productive, as tjiose fabulous dragon's teeth ; and being sown up and down, may chance to spring up...earth; but a good book is the precious life-blood of a master-spirit, embalmed and treasured up on purpose to a life beyond life. "Tis true no age can... | |
 | Gems - English poetry - 1866 - 168 pages
...bred them. I know they are as lively and as vigorously productive as those fabulous dragons' teeth ; and, being sown up and down, may chance to spring...earth, but a good book is the precious life-blood of a masterspirit, embalmed and treasured up on purpose to a life beyond life. It is true no age can... | |
 | William Carlos Martyn - Great Britain - 1866 - 328 pages
...bred them. 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...earth ; but a good book is the precious lifeblood of a master-spirit embalmed and treasured up on purpose to a life beyond life. 'T is true, no age can... | |
 | John Milton - 1866 - 500 pages
...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 kills...earth ; but a good book is the precious lifeblood of a master-spirit, embalmed and treasured up on purpose to a life beyond life. It is true, no age... | |
 | Henry Coppée - Readers and speakers - 1867 - 586 pages
...bred them. I know they are as lively, and as vigorously productive, as those fabulous dragons' teeth : and being sown up and down, may chance to spring up...earth ; but a good book is the precious lifeblood of a master-spirit, embalmed and treasured up on purpose to a life beyond life. It is true, no age... | |
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