 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 Critical Review: Or, Annals of Literature - Side 360redigeret af - 1816Fuld visning - Om denne bog
 | John Holmes Agnew, Walter Hilliard Bidwell - 1850 - 608 sider
...men. And yet, on the other hand, unless wariness be used, as good almost kill a man as kill a book. Who kills a man, kills a reasonable creature — God's image ; but he who destroys a good book, destroys reason itself, kills the image of (¡od, as it were, in the eye. Many a man lives a burden... | |
 | 1850 - 604 sider
...men. And yet, on the other hand, unless wariness be used, as good almost kill a man as kill a book. Who kills a man, kills a reasonable creature — God's image ; but he who destroys a good book, destroys reason itself, kills the image of God, as it were, in the eye. Many a man lives a burden to... | |
 | 1850 - 662 sider
...men. And yet, on the other hand, unless wariness be used, as good almost kill a man as kill a book. Who kills a man, kills a reasonable creature — God's image ; but he who destroys a good book, destroys reason itself, kills the image of God, as it were, in the eye. Many a man lives a burden to... | |
 | Edwin Percy Whipple - 1850 - 232 sider
...kills a reasonable creature, God's image ; but 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 upon the earth; but a good book is the precious life-blood of a master spirit, embalmed and treasured... | |
 | Henry Nelson Coleridge - 1850 - 304 sider
...kills a reafonable creature, God's image ; but he who deftroys a good book, kills reafon itfelf, kills the image of God, as it were in the eye. Many a man lives a burthen to the earth ; but a good book is the precious life-blood of a mafter fpirit, embalmed and... | |
 | Walter Thornbury - 1851 - 188 sider
...my face), said to ye : — " Unless wariness be used, as good almost kid a man as kill a good book; who kills a man, kills a reasonable creature — God's...itself, the image of God, as it were, in the eye. . . . We should be wary, therefore, how we spill that second life of man preserved and stored up in... | |
 | William Harrison Ainsworth - 1851 - 570 sider
...himself with the weapons of the mighty Milton, does battle vigorously. " Who kills a man," he says, " kills a reasonable creature— God's image ; but he...itself, the image of God, as it were, in the eye." Alas! murderous critic, this is not all. Draco, we are told, punished the sin of which you are so often... | |
 | George Walter THORNBURY - 1851 - 188 sider
...as good almost kiU 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, the image of God, as it were, in the eye. . . . We should be wary, therefore, how we spill that second life of man preserved and stored up in... | |
 | Cyrus R. Edmonds - 1851 - 272 sider
...And 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...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... | |
 | Henry Mandeville - 1851 - 396 sider
...disappointed benevolence, or the warmth of indignant virtue. Mackenzie. SEC. LX. THE VALUE OF A GOOD BOOK. 1 man, kills a reasonable creature : 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 bur As good almost kill a man, as... | |
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