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" 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. And yet, on the other hand, unless wariness be used, as good almost kill a man as kill a good book.... "
Recollections of a Literary Life: Or, Books, Places and People - Page 548
by Mary Russell Mitford - 1852 - 558 pages
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Class Book of Prose: Consisting of Selections from Distinguished English and ...

John Seely Hart - Readers - 1845 - 404 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...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 the eye. Many a man...
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Recollections of a Tour: A Summer Ramble in Belgium, Germany, and Switzerland

James William Massie - Belgium - 1846 - 572 pages
...bred them ;" and if it be " almost as good kill a man as kill a good book :" since " he who destroys a good book kills reason itself, kills the image of God, as it were, in the eye :" if a good book " be the precious life-blood of a master- spirit, embalmed and treasured up on purpose...
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The Life and Poetical Works of the Rev. George Crabbe

George Crabbe - 1847 - 618 pages
...vigorously productive, as thoe fabulous dragon'» teeth ; and being sown up and down, may chance to bring up armed men. And yet, on the other hand, unless wariness...good almost, kill a man as kill a good book : who kill* a man kills a reasonable creature, God's image ; but he who destroys a good book, kills reason...
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Cyclopaedia of English Literature: First period, from the earliest times to 1400

Robert Chambers - Authors, English - 1847 - 712 pages
...bred them. I know they are as lively, and as vigorously productive, as those fabulous dragona' teeth ; and being sown u band, unless wariness be used, as good almost kill a man as kill a good book : who kills a man kills...
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Cyclopædia of English Literature: A Selection of the Choicest Productions ...

Robert Chambers - English literature - 1847 - 712 pages
...spring up armed men. And yet, on the other band, unless wariness be used, as good almost kill a man u from Afric shore, When Charleniain with all his peerage fell By Fontarabia. Thus far th destroys a good book, kills reason itself, kills the image of God, as it were, in the eye. Many a man...
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The Prose Works of John Milton, Volume 2

John Milton - Essays - 1848 - 566 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...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 the eye. Many a man...
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The Eclectic review. vol. 1-New [8th]

1849 - 818 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...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 the eye. Many a man...
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Cyclopaedia of English Literature: A Selection of the Choicest ..., Volume 1

Robert Chambers - English literature - 1849 - 708 pages
...are as lively, and as vigorously productive, as those fabulous dragons' teeth ; and being sown up und rth that thou hast, and to see that thou art not wasted...thou have it ; for borrowing is the canker and death destroy*, a good book, kills reason itself, kills the image of God, as it were, in the eye. Many a...
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Études littéraires ou cours complet de littérature anglaise

Georges Hardinge Champion - 1849 - 548 pages
...them. I know that they are as lively, and as vigorously productive, as those fabulous dragons' teelh ; and being sown up and down , may chance to spring up armed men. And yet, on thé other hand , unless wariness be used, as good almost kill a man as kill a good book : who kills...
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Cyclopaedia of English Literature: A Selection of the Choicest Productions ...

Robert Chambers - English literature - 1850 - 710 pages
...bred them. I know they are as lively, and as vigorously productive, as those fabulous dragons' teeth ; de stream, that must for ever hide me. Vain pomp and...this world, I hate ye< I feel my heart new open'd. destroys a good book, kills reason itself, kills the image of God, as it were, in the eye. Many a man...
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