 | Samuel Ward - 1834 - 84 pages
...men. And yet on the other hand, unless wariness be used, as good almost 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 - Poets, English - 1834 - 358 pages
...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... | |
 | British literature - 1834 - 532 pages
...Boo*.— As good almost kill a man a* kill a (rood book : who kill* a man kills a reasonable creaturo— God's image ; but 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... | |
 | Asia - 1835 - 606 pages
...conclude by calling the attention of the opponents of the native press to a passage from Milton : " 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 in the very eye. Many a man lives a burden upon the earth ; but a good book... | |
 | John Milton - 1835 - 1044 pages
...And yet on the other hand, unless wariness be iiTil. 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... | |
 | François-René vicomte de Chateaubriand - English literature - 1836 - 380 pages
...prevent their circulation, the author proceeds : — " 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 ...... A good book is the precious lifeblood of a master-spirit, embalmed and treasured up on purpose... | |
 | Englishmen - 1836 - 276 pages
...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. Many a man lives a burden to the earth ; but a good... | |
 | American literature - 1836 - 694 pages
...bursts forth with one of those eloquent axioms which are the legacies of great men to all ages : " Whoso kills a man, kills a reasonable creature, God's image...he who destroys a good book, kills reason itself; kills the image of God, as it wore, in the eye. Many a man lives a burden to the earth ; but a good... | |
 | Horatio Hastings Weld - 1836 - 268 pages
...threescore, was just ready to be married for the first time? BOOKS. " WHO kUls a man," says Milton, " kills a reasonable creature — God's image; but he who destroys a good book, kills Reason itself." Think of that, confectioners, who bake pastry under stray leaves of Milton, and envelope "kisses,"... | |
 | Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Henry Nelson Coleridge - English literature - 1837 - 316 pages
...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 burthen to the earth ; but a good... | |
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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.... 
