 | 1825 - 570 pages
...bred them. 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." " But, lest I should be condemned of introducing license, while I oppose licensing,* I refuse not the... | |
 | English literature - 1814 - 684 pages
...bred them. 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...itself, kills the image of God, as it were in the eye." f This living, efficacy of bcroks, this mighty power of the press, both for good and evil, is in no... | |
 | John Milton - 1826 - 368 pages
...bred them. 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...Who kills a man, kills a reasonable creature, God's imna;e ; but he who destroys a good book, kills reason itself, kills the image of God, as it were in... | |
 | Theology - 1826 - 548 pages
...them. 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...unless wariness be used, as good almost kill a man as a good book. Who kills a man kills a reasonable creature, God's image ; but he who destroys a good... | |
 | James Silk Buckingham - Great Britain - 1828 - 598 pages
...this subject, which may be considered as a genuine instance of the sublime : ' Who kills a man, kilU a reasonable creature, God's image ; but he who destroys...itself, kills the image of God, as it were in the eye We should be wary, therefore, what persecution we raise against the living labours of public men, how... | |
 | Christianity - 1828 - 604 pages
...as a genuine instance of the sublime : ' Who kills a man, kills a reasonable creature, God's imnge ; but he who destroys a good book, kills reason itself, kills the image of God, as it were in the eye We should be •wary, therefore, what persecution we raise .against the living labours of public men,... | |
 | John Timbs - Aphorisms and apothegms - 1829 - 354 pages
...them. I know they are as lively, and as vigourously productive, Bs those fabulous dragons' teeth; nnd being sown up and down, may chance to spring up armed men. And yet on the oiher hand, unless wariness be used, as good almost kill a man as kill a good book: who kills a man... | |
 | William Lisle Bowles - Anglican Communion - 1830 - 332 pages
...men," &c. " I know they are as LIVELY, and as vigorously productive, as those fabulous dragons' teeth, and, being sown up and down, may chance to spring up ARMED MEN." * * The Long Parliament had scarcely met, before they issued an Ordinance against scandalous and lying... | |
 | William Lisle Bowles - 1830 - 330 pages
...men," &c. " I know they are as LIVELY, and as vigorously productive, as those fabulous dragons' teeth, and, being sown up and down, may chance to spring up ARMED MEN." * This is an exact description of their effects on Cromwell's armed men, made frantic by those who... | |
 | 1832 - 528 pages
...bred them. I know they are as lively and as vigorously productive as those fabulous dragons' teeth, and being sown; up and down may chance to spring up armed men. * * * * A good book is the precious life-blood of a master-spirit, embalmed and treasured up on purpose... | |
| |
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. Who kills a man, kills a reasonable creature. God's image ; but he who destroys... 
