 | Tracts - Church and state - 1840 - 514 pages
...bred them. 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...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... | |
 | George Crabbe - 1840 - 360 pages
...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...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... | |
 | British periodicals - 1841 - 640 pages
...was a good house; and the success of the piece was complete. 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 be who destroys a good book, kills Reason itself, kills the image of God, as it were, in the eye. Many... | |
 | John Milton - 1843 - 444 pages
...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...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... | |
 | Monthly literary register - 1822 - 1050 pages
...et adores ! " He who kills a man kills a reasonable creature, — God's image: but he who destroys a good book, kills reason itself, — kills the image...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... | |
 | Theology - 1837 - 548 pages
...immortal mind when under the highest consciousness of freedom at the attempt made to fetter its powers. As good almost kill a man as kill a good book : who...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... | |
 | American literature - 1857 - 602 pages
...example, from Milton's Areopagitica, why should we not substitute " picture" for the word " book ?» £ And yet, on the other hand, unless wariness be used, as good almost kill a man as kill a good book: [picture] who kills a man kills a reasonable creature, God's image ; but he who destroys a good book... | |
 | Robert Chambers - American literature - 1844 - 692 pages
...them. I know they are as lively, and as vigorously productive, as those fabulous dra: -us' teeth ; mbers hsnrt, unless wariness be used, as good almost kill a man as kill a good book : who kills a man kills... | |
 | John Milton - 1845 - 572 pages
...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 up...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... | |
 | John Milton - 1845 - 572 pages
...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 up...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... | |
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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.... 
