 | 1834 - 606 pages
...almost kill a man as kill a good book : who kills a man, kills a reasonable creature, God's image ; hut he who destroys a good book, kills reason itself,...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,... | |
 | Mrs. Jameson (Anna) - Art - 1834 - 670 pages
...creature — God's image; but 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...master-spirit embalmed and treasured up on purpose to a life beyond life. It is true, no age can restore a life, whereof perhaps there is no great loss:... | |
 | John Milton - 1835 - 1044 pages
...other hand, unless wariness be iiTil. as good almost kill a man as kill a good book : who kills a man kills a reasonable creature, God's image ; but he...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... | |
 | Asia - 1835 - 606 pages
...calling the attention of the opponents of the native press to a passage from Milton : " Who kills a man, kills a reasonable creature, God's image ; but he...good book kills reason itself; kills the image of God in the very eye. Many a man lives a burden upon the earth ; but a good book is the precious life of... | |
 | Englishmen - 1836 - 276 pages
...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 ; but he...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 no age can... | |
 | Englishmen - 1836 - 274 pages
...men. And yet, on the other hand, unless wariness be used, as good almost kill a man as kill a book. Many a man lives a burden to the earth, but a good...master-spirit embalmed and treasured up on purpose to a life beyond life." The publication of a book is like the scattering of seed upon the earth. The act... | |
 | American literature - 1836 - 694 pages
...one of those eloquent axioms which are the legacies of great men to all ages : " Whoso kills a man, kills a reasonable creature, God's image ; but he...kills reason itself; kills the image of God, as it wore, in the eye. Many a man lives a burden to the earth ; but a good book is the precious lifi-blood... | |
 | Religion - 1837 - 1068 pages
...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 ; but he...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... | |
 | Cynosure - 1837 - 272 pages
...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 ; but he...the earth; but a good Book is the precious lifeblood of a master spirit, embalmed and treasured up on purpose to a life beyond life. MILTON. MY way must... | |
 | Mrs. Jameson (Anna) - Germany - 1839 - 330 pages
...— God's image ; but 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...master-spirit embalmed and treasured up on purpose to a life beyond life. It is 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 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.... 
