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.... A Book of English Literature - Page 181edited by - 1916 - 889 pagesFull view - About this book
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...them to be as active as that soul was, whose progeny they are: nay, they do preserv e, as in a viol, the purest efficacy and extraction of that living...armed men. And yet, on the other hand, unless wariness i PW vol. i. 289, be used, as good almost kill a man as kill a good book: who kills a man kills a reasonable... | |
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...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...be used, as good almost kill a man as kill a good botrfc :-who kills a man kills a reasonable creature, God's image ; but he who destroys a good book,... | |
| Charles Symmons - 1810 - 690 pages
...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...may chance to spring up armed men. And yet on the olher hand, unless wariness be used, as good almost kill a man as kill a good book: who kills a man... | |
| Charles Symmons - 1810 - 684 pages
...bred them. I know they are as lively, and as vigorously productive as those fabulous dragon's tec-lh; and, being sown up and down, may chance to spring...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... | |
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...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...being sown up and down, may chance to spring up armed again." Milton's Areopagaica in his Works, edit 1697, p. 374, " At the chapel of Kilfenora two schools... | |
| 1830 - 890 pages
...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...sown up and down, may chance to spring up armed men." * Some such feeling, as dictated this sentence of our immortal Bard, seems to have influenced the learned... | |
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...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...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... | |
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...whose progeny they are ; nay, they do preserve, as in a viol, the purest efficacy and extraction ofthat living intellect that bred them. I know they are as...sown up and down, may chance to spring up armed men." " But, lest I should be condemned of introducing license, while I oppose licensing,* I refuse not the... | |
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...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...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... | |
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...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...Who kills a man, kills a reasonable creature, God's imna;e ; but he who destroys a good book, kills reason itself, kills the image of God, as it were in... | |
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