 | John Milton - 1826 - 368 sider
...that 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...book is the precious lifeblood of a masterspirit, imbalmed and treasured up on purpose to a life beyond life. It is true no age can restore a life, whereof... | |
 | 1814 - 684 sider
...that 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...itself, kills the image of God, as it were in the eye." f This living, efficacy of bcroks, this mighty power of the press, both for good and evil, is in no... | |
 | 1826 - 548 sider
...spring up armed men. And yet on the other hand, unless wariness be used, as good almost kill a man as a good book. Who kills a man kills a reasonable creature,...burden to the earth ; but a good book is the precious life blood of a master spirit, imbalmed and treasured up on purpose to a life beyond life. It is true,... | |
 | Laconics - 1829 - 352 sider
...and extraction of that living intellect that bred them. I know they are as lively, and as vigourously productive, as those fabulous dragons' teeth; and...earth; but a good book is the precious life-blood of a master spirit, imbalmed and treasured up on purpose to a life beyond life.—Milton's Speech on... | |
 | 1831 - 424 sider
...preserve, as in a viol, the purest efficacy and extraction of that living intellect that bred them. As good almost kill a man, as kill a good book : who...earth ; but a good book is the precious lifeblood of a master spirit, embalmed and treasured up on purpose to a life beyond life. We should be wary,... | |
 | 1832 - 536 sider
...Esq. of Lincoln's Inn, Barrister at Law. In two volumes. 1831. Vol. i. pp. cxlv. 494. Vol. ii. 674. " As good almost kill a man as kill a good book. Who...life-blood of a master-spirit, embalmed and treasured up on a purpose to a life beyond life. We should be wary, therefore, what persecution we raise against the... | |
 | George Crabbe - 1834 - 358 sider
...vigorously productive, as those fabulous dragon's teeth ; and being sown up and down, may chance to bring up armed men. And yet, on the other hand, unless wariness...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... | |
 | Samuel Ward - 1834 - 84 sider
...chance to spring up around 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...book is the precious life-blood of a master-spirit, imbalmed and treasured up on purpose to a life beyond life." Areopagitica, Milton's works, vol. i.... | |
 | John Mason Duncan - 1834 - 276 sider
...proclaim his creed from 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...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." Many such theological... | |
 | 1834 - 532 sider
...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...master-spirit, embalmed and treasured up on purpose to a life beyond life. "Tis true no age can restore a life whereof, perhaps, there is no great loss ;... | |
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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 armed men. And yet on the other hand, unless wariness be used, as good almost kill a man as kill a good book:... 
