 | 1795 - 432 էջ
...conscience* above all liberties. 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...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 masterspirit, embalmed and treasured... | |
 | Monthly literary register - 1841 - 1092 էջ
...100 OUR MONTHLY CRYPT. " As good almost to kill a man, as kill a good book : who kills a man, kills a. reasonable creature, God's image ; but he who destroys...master-spirit, embalmed and treasured up on purpose to a life beyond life." What have the Whigs done ? London: Painter. 1841. THIS is a very able and eloquent... | |
 | John Milton, Charles Symmons - 1806 - 602 էջ
...warincs$ » PW vol. i. 280. be used, 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...master-spirit embalmed and treasured up on purpose to a life beyond a life. 'Tis true no age can restore a life, whereof, perhaps, there is no great loss;... | |
 | John Milton, Charles Symmons - 1806 - 624 էջ
...wariness i PW vol. i. 289, be used, 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...earth; but a good book is the precious life-blood ot a master-spirit embalmed and treasured up on purpose to a life beyond a life. Tis true no age can... | |
 | John Milton - 1809 - 534 էջ
...hand, unless wariness be used, as good almost kill a man as kill a good botrfc :-who kills a man kills a reasonable creature, God's image ; but he who destroys...earth ; but a good book is the precious lifeblood of a master spirit, imbalmed and treasured up on purpose to a. life beyond life. It is true, no age... | |
 | Francis Maseres - 1809 - 638 էջ
...man kills a reafonable creature, God's image; but he who deftroys a good book, kills reafon itfelr, kills the image of God, as it were, in the eye. Many...earth ; but a good book is the precious life-blood of a matter fpirit, imbalmed and trcafured-up on purpofe to- a life beyond life. Jt is true, no age... | |
 | Charles Symmons - 1810 - 690 էջ
...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; but he who destroys...master-spirit, embalmed and treasured up on purpose to a life beyond a life. Tis true no age can restore a life, whereof perhaps there is no great loss; and... | |
 | Elegant extracts - 1812 - 310 էջ
...conscience, above all liberties. As good ahuost kill a man as kill a book : who kills a man, kills a reasonable creature, God's image ; but he who destroys...earth ; but a good book is the precious life-blood of a master spirit, embahued and treasured up on purpose to a life beyond life. It is true, no aap... | |
 | Tobias Smollett - 1816 - 674 էջ
...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. Many a man...book is the precious lifeblood of a master-spirit, imbalmed and treasured up on purpose to a life beyond life. 'Tis true, no age can restore a life, whereof... | |
 | 1857 - 878 էջ
...who kills a I'MM kills a reasonable creature, God's image; but he who destroys a good book [picture], kills reason itself, kills the image of God, as it...man lives a burden to the earth ; but a good book [picture] is the precious life-blood of a master spirit, embalmed and treasured up on purpose to a... | |
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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.... 
