| 1795 - 432 σελίδες
...to argue freely, according to conscience* above all liberties. As good almost 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 burthen to the earth ; but a good book is the precious life-blood of a masterspirit,... | |
| Monthly literary register - 1841 - 1092 σελίδες
...farewell for ever ! THOS. H. GLAMORGAN. OUR MONTHLY CRYPT. " As good almost to kill a man, as kill a good book : who kills a man, kills a reasonable...image ; but he who destroys a good book, kills Reason itMlf, lolls the image of God, as it were, in the eye. Many a man lives a burden to the ear th ; but... | |
| John Milton, Charles Symmons - 1806 - 602 σελίδες
...yet, on the other hand, unless warincs$ » PW vol. i. 280. be used, as good almost kill a man as kill a good 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... | |
| John Milton - 1809 - 534 σελίδες
...And yet on the other hand, unless wariness be used, as good almost kill a man as kill a good botrfc :-who kills a man kills a reasonable creature, God's...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,... | |
| Charles Symmons - 1810 - 690 σελίδες
...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 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,... | |
| Elegant extracts - 1812 - 310 σελίδες
...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 σελίδες
...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... | |
| Leicester Stanhope Earl of Harrington - 1823 - 218 σελίδες
...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 σελίδες
...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 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;... | |
| 1826 - 548 σελίδες
...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 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,... | |
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