 | John Mason Duncan - 1834 - 276 páginas
...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...he who destroys a good book, kills reason itself, kills the image of God, as it were, in the eye. Many a man lives a burden to the earth ; but a good... | |
 | 1834 - 606 páginas
...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 páginas
...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 páginas
...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...he who destroys a good book, kills reason itself, kills the image of God, as it were in the eye. Many a man lives a burden to the earth ; but a good... | |
 | 1835 - 606 páginas
...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...but he who destroys a 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... | |
 | Englishmen - 1836 - 276 páginas
...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...but he who destroys a good book kills reason itself, kills the image of God, as it were, in the eye. Many a man lives a burden to the earth ; but a good... | |
 | François-René vicomte de Chateaubriand - 1836 - 380 páginas
...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 páginas
...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...he who destroys a good book, 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... | |
 | Cynosure - 1837 - 272 páginas
...purest efficacy and extraction of that living intellect that bred them .. .Unless wariness be used, as good almost kill a Man, as kill a good Book: who...he who destroys a good Book, kills reason 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... | |
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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 in... 
