 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.  Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine - Pàgina 2691857Visualització completa - Sobre aquest llibre
 | John Milton - 1848 - 566 pàgines
...for books 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...extraction of that living intellect that bred them. I know they are as lively, and as vigorously productive, as those fabulous dragon's teeth : and being... | |
 | James Stuart Murray Anderson - 1848 - 796 pàgines
...affirms, 'are not absolutely dead things, but do contain a potencie of life in them to be as active as that soul was whose progeny they are ; nay, they do preserve as in a viol the purest efficacy and extraction of that living intellect that bred them ; they are as lively,... | |
 | 1849 - 818 pàgines
...says, ' 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...extraction of that living intellect that bred them. I know they are as lively, and as vigorously productive as those fabulous dragon's teeth ; and being... | |
 | Robert Chambers - 1849 - 708 pàgines
...not absolutely dead things, but do contain a potency of life in them, to be as active as that soul en. To hill, or valley, fountain, or fresh shade,...song, and taught his praise. Hail, universal Lord ! I know they are as lively, and as vigorously productive, as those fabulous dragons' teeth ; and being... | |
 | Samuel Dunn - 1852 - 1074 pàgines
...absolutely dead things, bnt do contain a progeny of life in them to be as active as that soul whose progey they are ; nay, they do preserve as in a vial the...extraction of that living intellect that bred them. I know they are as lively, and as rigorously productive, aa those fabulous dragon's teeth ; and being... | |
 | 1850 - 604 pàgines
...he, "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...extraction of that living intellect that bred them. I know they are as lively, and as vigorously productive as those fabulous dragon's teeth ; and being... | |
 | John Holmes Agnew, Walter Hilliard Bidwell - 1850 - 608 pàgines
...he, " are not absolutely dead things, but do contain a progeny of life in liiem, to be as active лз that soul was whose progeny they are; nay, they do...extraction of that living intellect that bred them. I know they are as lively, and as vigorously productive as those fabulous dragon's teeth ; and being... | |
 | 1850 - 662 pàgines
...he, " 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...extraction of that living intellect that bred them. I know they are as lively, and as vigorously productive as those fabulous dragon's teeth ; and being... | |
 | Frederick Knight Hunt - 1850 - 326 pàgines
...said he " 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...extraction of that living intellect that bred them. I know they are as lively, and as vigorously productive as those fabulous dragon's teeth; and being... | |
 | Cyrus R. Edmonds - 1851 - 418 pàgines
...for books 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...extraction of that living intellect that bred, them. I know they are as lively, and as vigorously productive, as those fabulous dragon's teeth ; and being... | |
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