| Friedrich Bouterwek - 1809 - 506 pàgines
...chance to fprirg up armed men. And yet on the other hand, unlcfs warincfs be ufed , as good altnoft kill a man as kill a good book: who kills a man kill« a reafonable creatitre, God's image; but he who dcftroys a good book, kills rcafon itfelf, kills... | |
| Charles Symmons - 1810 - 690 pàgines
...up and down, 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...itself, kills the image of God, as it were, in the eye. Many a man lives a burden to the earth: but a good book is the precious life-blood of a master-spirit,... | |
| Elegant extracts - 1812 - 310 pàgines
...to argue freely, according to conscience, above all liberties. As good ahuost kill a man as kill a book : who kills a man, kills a reasonable creature,...itself, kills the image of God, as it were, in the eye. Many a man lives a burden to the earth ; but a good book is the precious life-blood of a master spirit,... | |
| Tobias Smollett - 1816 - 674 pàgines
...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 pàgines
...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 pàgines
...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 - 464 pàgines
...down, may chance to spring up armed men. And yet on the other hand unlesse warinesse be us'd, as__gopd almost kill a Man aS kill a good Book ; who kills a Man kills a reasonable creature, GODS Image ; but hee who destroyes I a good Booke, kills Reason it selfe, kills the Image] of GOD,... | |
| Leicester Stanhope Earl of Harrington - 1823 - 218 pàgines
...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 pàgines
...beings, under an obligation which is common to all their privileges, and that is not to abuse them. uAs good almost kill a man, as kill a good book: who kills...itself, kills the image of God, as it were, in the eye. Many a man lives a burden to the earth; but a good book is the precious life blood of a master spirit;... | |
| John Milton - 1826 - 368 pàgines
...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...itself, kills the image of God, as it were in the eye. Many a man lives a burden to the earth ; but a good book is the precious lifeblood of a masterspirit,... | |
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