 For books are not absolutely dead things, but do contain a potency of life in them to be as active as that soul was whose progeny they are ; nay, they do preserve as in a vial the purest efficacy and extraction of that living intellect that bred them.  The North British Review - Seite 1751857Vollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | Perry Fairfax Nursey - 1835 - 576 Seiten
...thing?, but do contain a potency of life in them to be as active as that soulwho?e progeny they are; nav, they do preserve, as in a vial, the purest efficacy and extraction of that living intellect fhat bred them. I know they are as lively and as vigorously productive as... | |
 | Englishmen - 1836 - 276 Seiten
...are not absolutely dead things, but do contain a potency of life in them to be as active as that soul was whose progeny they are ; nay, they do preserve, as in a phial, the purest efficacy and extraction of that [iving intellect that bred them. I know they are... | |
 | Cynosure - 1837 - 272 Seiten
...not absolutely dead things, but do contain a progeny of life in them, to be as active as that soul was whose progeny they are ; nay, they do preserve as in a vial, the purest efficacy and extraction of that living intellect that bred them .. .Unless wariness be used, as good almost kill a Man, as... | |
 | Englishmen - 1837 - 494 Seiten
...progeny they are ; nay, they do preserve, as in a phial, 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... | |
 | 1837 - 638 Seiten
...not absolutely dead things, but do contain a progeny of life in them, to be as active as that soul was whose progeny they are ; nay, they 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, as... | |
 | American and Foreign Bible Society - 1838 - 1182 Seiten
...not absolutely dead things, but do contain a progeny of life in them, to be as active as that soul was, whose progeny they are ; nay, they do preserve as in a vial the purest efficacy and extraction of that living intellect that bred them. They are as lively and as vigorously productive, as those... | |
 | Basil Montagu - 1839 - 404 Seiten
...are not absolutely dead things, but do contain a progeny of life in them to be as active as that soul was whose progeny they are ; nay, they 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, as... | |
 | George Crabbe - 1840 - 360 Seiten
...not absolutely dead things, but do contain a progeny of life in them, to be as active as that soul was whose progeny they are; nay, they 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, as... | |
 | 632 Seiten
...are not absolutely dead things, but do contain a progeny of life in them to be as active as that soul whose progeny they are; nay, they do preserve as in a vial the purest essence and extraction of that living intellect that bred them. Many a man," he adds, "lives a burden... | |
 | 1840 - 448 Seiten
...not absolutely dead things, but do contain a potency of life in them, to be as active as that soul was whose progeny they are; nay, they do preserve, as in a phial, the purest efficacy and extraction of that living intellect that bred them. I know they are... | |
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