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 - Seite 360herausgegeben von - 1816Vollansicht - Über dieses Buch
| John Mason Duncan - 1825 - 300 Seiten
...all their privileges, and that is not to abuse them. uAs 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... | |
| 1826 - 548 Seiten
...men. And yet on the other hand, unless wariness be used, as good almost kill a man as 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... | |
| John Milton - 1826 - 368 Seiten
...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... | |
| 1814 - 684 Seiten
...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...but he who destroys a good book kills reason itself, kills the image of God, as it were in the eye." f This living, efficacy of bcroks, this mighty power... | |
| James Silk Buckingham - 1828 - 598 Seiten
...this subject, which may be considered as a genuine instance of the sublime : ' Who kills a man, kilU 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 We should be wary, therefore, what persecution we raise... | |
| Laconics - 1829 - 352 Seiten
...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 book... | |
| John Timbs - 1829 - 354 Seiten
...And yet on the oiher 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 n good book, kills reason itself, kills the image of (iod, as it were in the eye. Many a man lives... | |
| 1832 - 536 Seiten
...volumes. 1831. Vol. i. pp. cxlv. 494. Vol. ii. 674. " 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... | |
| George Crabbe - 1834 - 358 Seiten
...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... | |
| Mrs. Jameson (Anna) - 1834 - 670 Seiten
...wisdom or genius. Listen to this magnificent sentence out of the volume now lying open before me — " Who kills a man, kills a reasonable creature — God's...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 of a master-spirit... | |
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