 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....  English Prose Writings of John Milton - Page 314by John Milton - 1889 - 446 pagesFull view - About this book
 | John Milton - 1843 - 444 pages
...preserve, as in a vial, the purest efficacy and extraction of that living intellect that bred them. I know they are as lively, and as vigorously productive,...kills a 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.... | |
 | 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... | |
 | 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 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".... | |
 | Robert Chambers - American literature - 1844 - 692 pages
...preserve, as in a vial, the purest efficacy and extraction of that living intellect that bred them. su , dra: -us' teeth ; and being sown up and down, may chance to spring up armed men. And yet, on the other... | |
 | John Milton - 1845 - 572 pages
...preserve as in a vial the purest efficacy and extrac\tion of that living intellect that bred them. I know they are as lively^ and as vigorously productive,...kills a 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... | |
 | John Milton - 1845 - 572 pages
...do preserve as in a vial the purest efficacy and extraction of that living intellect that bred them. I know they are as lively, and as vigorously productive,...kills a 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.... | |
 | John Seely Hart - Readers - 1845 - 404 pages
...preserve, as in a vial, the purest efficacy and extraction of that living intellect that 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 armed men. And yet, on the other... | |
 | Samuel Taylor Coleridge - 1845 - 582 pages
...ал vigorously productivo aa those fabulous dragon's tee'K: and being gown up and down may chanco to spring up armed men. And yet on the other hand, unless wariness bo used, as good almost kill a man as kill a good book. Muny a man lives a burthen to the earth ; but... | |
 | George Crabbe - 1847 - 618 pages
...vigorously productive, as thoe fabulous dragon'» teeth ; and being sown up and down, may chance to bring up armed men. And yet, on the other hand, unless wariness...good almost, kill a man as kill a good book : who kill* a man kills a reasonable creature, God's image ; but he who destroys a good book, kills reason... | |
 | Robert Chambers - English literature - 1847 - 712 pages
...spring up armed men. And yet, on the other band, unless wariness be used, as good almost kill a man u from Afric shore, When Charleniain with all his peerage fell By Fontarabia ; but he who destroys a good book, kills reason itself, kills the image of God, as it were, in the... | |
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