 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....  The American Monthly Magazine - Page 1461836Full view - About this book
 | John Mason Duncan - Creeds - 1834 - 276 pages
...the rising to the setting sun. " As good almost kill a man," said Milton, " as kill a good book. Who kills a man, kills a reasonable creature, God's image...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 life-blood... | |
 | George Crabbe - Poets, English - 1834 - 358 pages
...yet, on the other hand, unless wariness be used, as good almost kill a man as kill a good book : who kills a man kills a reasonable creature, God's image...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 lifeblood... | |
 | Samuel Ward - 1834 - 84 pages
...men. And yet on the other hand, unless wariness be used, as good almost a man as kill a good book; who kills a man kills a reasonable creature; God's image;...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 life-blood... | |
 | Mrs. Jameson (Anna) - Art - 1834 - 312 pages
...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,... | |
 | British literature - 1834 - 532 pages
...Boo*.— As good almost kill a man a* kill a (rood book : who kill* a man kills a reasonable creaturo— God's image ; but he who destroys 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 life-blood... | |
 | 1834 - 606 pages
...almost kill a man as kill a good book : who kills a man, kills a reasonable creature, God's image ; hut he who destroys 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 life blood... | |
 | John Milton - 1835 - 1044 pages
...yet on the other hand, unless wariness be iiTil. as good almost kill a man as kill a good book : who kills a man kills a reasonable creature, God's image...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 lifeblood... | |
 | Asia - 1835 - 606 pages
...conclude by calling the attention of the opponents of the native press to a passage from Milton : " Who kills a man, kills a reasonable creature, God's image...good book kills reason itself; kills the image of God in the very eye. Many a man lives a burden upon the earth ; but a good book is the precious life of... | |
 | Englishmen - 1836 - 276 pages
...yet, on the other hand, unless wariness be used, as good almost kill a. man as kill a good book ; who kills a man kills a reasonable creature, God's image...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 life-blood... | |
 | John Milton - 1836 - 448 pages
...yet, on the other hand, unless wariness be used, as good almost kill a man as kill a good book : who kills a man kills a reasonable creature, God's image;...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 lifeblood... | |
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