 | John Mason Duncan - 1834 - 276 pàgines
...proclaim his creed from the rising to the setting sun. " As good almost kill a man," said Milton, " as kill a good book. Who kills a man, kills a reasonable...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... | |
 | 1834 - 532 pàgines
...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...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,... | |
 | 1834 - 606 pàgines
...and down, may chance to spring up armed men. And yet, on the other hand, unless weariness be used, as good almost kill a man as kill a good book : who...kills a man, kills a reasonable creature, God's image ; hut he who destroys a good book, kills reason itself, kills the image of God, as it were, in the... | |
 | Mrs. Jameson (Anna) - 1834 - 670 pàgines
...wisdom or genius. Listen to this magnificent sentence out of the volume now lying open before me — " Who kills a man, kills a reasonable creature — God's...he who destroys a good book, kills reason itself. Many a man lives a burthen to the earth, but a good book is the precious life-blood of a master-spirit... | |
 | John Milton - 1835 - 1044 pàgines
...up and down, may chance to spring up armed men. And yet on the other hand, unless wariness be iiTil. 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 master spirit,... | |
 | 1835 - 606 pàgines
...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...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 is the precious life of... | |
 | Englishmen - 1836 - 276 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 life-blood of a master spirit,... | |
 | François-René vicomte de Chateaubriand - 1836 - 380 pàgines
...useless against bad books, since it does not prevent their circulation, the author proceeds : — " As good almost kill a man as kill a good book. Who...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... | |
 | 1836 - 694 pàgines
...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...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 book is the precious lifi-blood... | |
 | Horatio Hastings Weld - 1836 - 268 pàgines
...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,"... | |
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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 a good book kills reason itself — kills the image of God, as it were,... 
