 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 Prose Works of John Milton - Pàgina 168per John Milton - 1845Visualització completa - Sobre aquest llibre
 | 1850 - 604 pàgines
...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...productive as those fabulous dragon's teeth ; and being 8own up and down, may chance to bring up armed men. And yet, on the other hand, unless wariness be... | |
 | 1850 - 662 pàgines
...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 be used, as good almost kill a man as kill a book. Who kills a man, kills a reasonable creature — God's image ; but he who destroys a good book,... | |
 | Henry Nelson Coleridge - 1850 - 304 pàgines
...may chance to fpring up armed men. And yet on the other hand, unlefs warinefs be ufed, as good almoft kill a man as kill a good book. Who kills a man, kills a reafonable creature, God's image ; but he who deftroys a good book, kills reafon itfelf, kills the... | |
 | Mary Russell Mitford - 1852 - 592 pàgines
...which bred them. I know they are as lively, as vigorously productive as those fabulous dragons' t^eth ; 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 : who kills a man, kills a reasonable creature,... | |
 | John Milton - 1851 - 606 pàgines
...was whofe progeny they are ; nay they do preferve as in a violl the pureft efficacie and extradtion of that living intellect that bred them. I know they are as lively, and as vigoroufly productive, as thofe fabulous Dragons teeth ; and being fown up and down, may chance to... | |
 | George Walter THORNBURY - 1851 - 188 pàgines
...town (one before whom I veil my face), said to ye :—" Unless wariness be used, as good almost kiU 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, the image of God, as... | |
 | John Milton - 1852 - 472 pàgines
...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...up armed men. " And yet, on the other hand, unless weariness be used, as good almost kill a man as kill a good book: who kills a man, kills a reasonable... | |
 | Clara Lucas Balfour - 1852 - 458 pàgines
...contain a potency 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 efficacy and...intellect that bred them. I know they are as lively and vigorously productive as those fabulous dragons' teeth, and being sown up and down may chance to spring... | |
 | George Godfrey Cunningham - 1853 - 526 pàgines
...life in them to be as active as that soul was whose progeny they are. I know they are as lively and vigorously productive as those fabulous dragon's teeth...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 book is the precious life-blood of a master-spirit... | |
 | Tryon Edwards - 1853 - 442 pàgines
...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...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... | |
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