 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
 | François-René vicomte de Chateaubriand - English literature - 1836 - 380 pages
...prevent their circulation, the author proceeds : — " As good almost kill 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 ...... A good book is the precious lifeblood of a master-spirit, embalmed and treasured up on purpose... | |
 | Horatio Hastings Weld - 1836 - 268 pages
...threescore, was just ready to be married for the first time? BOOKS. " WHO kUls a man," says Milton, " kills a reasonable creature — God's image; but he who destroys a good book, kills Reason itself." Think of that, confectioners, who bake pastry under stray leaves of Milton, and envelope "kisses,"... | |
 | Religion - 1837 - 1068 pages
...freedom at the attempt made to fetter its powers. 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... | |
 | Cynosure - 1837 - 272 pages
...intellect that bred them .. .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... | |
 | Mrs. Jameson (Anna) - Germany - 1839 - 330 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... | |
 | George Crabbe - 1840 - 360 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... | |
 | 1840 - 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 life-blood... | |
 | Tracts - Church and state - 1840 - 514 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... | |
 | British periodicals - 1841 - 640 pages
...kill a man, as kill a good book : who kills a man, kills a reasonable creature, God's image ; but be 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... | |
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