 | Tobias Smollett - 1816 - 674 pages
...destroyed. " As good almost kill a man as kill a good book, (says our mighty master of politics and poetry:) who kills a man, kills a reasonable creature, God's...he who destroys a good book, kills reason itself, the image of God, as it were, in the eye. Many a man lives a burden to the earth ; but a good book... | |
 | 1823 - 496 pages
...useful works. Milton had remarked what Horace alluded to in his Vicum vendrntem, thus et adores/ "He who kills a man kills a reasonable creature, — God's image : but he who destroys a good book, kill's reason itself, — kills the image of God, as it were in the eve. Many a man lives a burthen... | |
 | 1857 - 878 pages
...unless wariness be used, as good almost kill a man as kill a good book [picture] : who kills a I'MM kills a reasonable creature, God's image; but he who destroys a good book [picture], kills reason itself, kills the image of God, as it were, in the eye. Many a man lives a... | |
 | John Milton - 1819 - 484 pages
...kills a reasonable creature, GODS Image ; but hee who destroyes a good Booke, kills Reason it selfe, kills the Image of GOD, as it were in the eye. Many a Man lives a burden to the Earth ; but a good Booke is the pretious life-blood of a master spirit, imbalm'd and treasur'd up on purpose to a Life... | |
 | Charles Symmons - 1822 - 526 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...lives a burden to the earth: but a good book is the 73 PW i. 289. precious life-blood of a master-spirit, embalmed and treasured up on purpose to a life... | |
 | 1839 - 1092 pages
...different from other books, though it is not always easy to define in what respects. Milton says, " Many a man lives a burden to the earth ; but a good book is the precious life-blood of a master-spirit, embalmed and treasured up on purpose to a life beyond life." And to whom does this... | |
 | Leicester Stanhope Earl of Harrington - 1823 - 218 pages
...establishment of a Censorship,— a fatal revolution by which reason herself was stifled : " For he who kills a man, kills a reasonable creature, God's...he who destroys a good book, kills reason itself."* Thus knowledge of every description was communicated or withheld, according to the arbitrary discretion... | |
 | John Mason Duncan - 1825 - 300 pages
...all their privileges, and that is not to abuse them. uAs good almost kill a man, as kill a good book: who kills a man. kills a reasonable creature, God's...burden to the earth; but a good book is the precious life blood of a master spirit; embalmed and treasured up on purpose to a life beyond life." Many such... | |
 | 1825 - 608 pages
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 | 1826 - 436 pages
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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.... 
