 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. Who kills a man, kills a reasonable creature. God's image ; but he who destroys...  Readings in English literature, prose - Page 73by English literature - 1874Full view - About this book
 | Robert Chambers - Authors, English - 1847 - 712 pages
...nay, they do preserve, as in a rial, the purest efficacy and extraction of that living intellect that e thereof. A number there are who think they cannot admire as they ought the power an dragona' teeth ; and being sown up and down, may chance to spring up armed men. And yet, on the other... | |
 | George Crabbe - 1847 - 618 pages
...nay, they do preserve as in a vial the purest efficacy and extraction ofthat living intellect that bred them. I know they are as lively, and as vigorously productive, as thoe fabulous dragon'» teeth ; and being sown up and down, may chance to bring up armed men. And yet,... | |
 | James Stuart Murray Anderson - Blacks - 1848 - 796 pages
...preserve as in a viol the purest efficacy and extraction of that living intellect that bred them ; they are as lively, and as vigorously productive,...sown up and down, may chance to spring up armed men 37.' To Berkeley, doubtless, the springing up of such ' armed men' upon the soil of Virginia, seemed... | |
 | Robert Chambers - English literature - 1849 - 708 pages
...are as lively, and as vigorously productive, as those fabulous dragons' teeth ; and being sown up und rth that thou hast, and to see that thou art not wasted...thou have it ; for borrowing is the canker and death destroy*, a good book, kills reason itself, kills the image of God, as it were, in the eye. Many a... | |
 | Samuel Dunn - 1852 - 1074 pages
...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 sown up and down, may chance to spring up armed men. As good almost kill a man as kill a good book : who kills a man, kills a reasonable creature, God's... | |
 | Georges Hardinge Champion - 1849 - 548 pages
...them. I know that they are as lively, and as vigorously productive, as those fabulous dragons' teelh ; and being sown up and down , may chance to spring up armed men. And yet, on thé other hand , unless wariness be used, as good almost kill a man as kill a good book : who kills... | |
 | 1850 - 654 pages
...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...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 roan... | |
 | English literature - 1850 - 662 pages
...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,... | |
 | John Holmes Agnew, Walter Hilliard Bidwell - 1850 - 608 pages
...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...as those fabulous dragon's teeth ; and being sown tip and down, may chance to bring up armed men. And yet, on the other hand, unless wariness be used,... | |
 | American literature - 1850 - 604 pages
...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 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... | |
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