 For books are not absolutely dead things, but do contain a potency of life in them to be as active as that soul was whose progeny they are; nay, they do preserve, as in a vial, the purest efficacy and extraction of that living intellect that bred them....  The Bible Christian - Pagina 231840Vizualizare completă - Despre această carte
 | Francis Blackburne - 1780 - 444 pagini
...whofe progeny they are; are ; nay they do prefcrve as in a viol! the pureft efficacie and extradtion of that living intellect that bred them. I know they are as lively, and as vigoroufly produdtive, as thofe fabulous Dragons teeth ; and being fown up and down, may chance to... | |
 | John Milton, Charles Symmons - 1806 - 602 pagini
...them to be as active as that soul was, whose progeny they are: nay, they do preserve, as in a viol, the purest efficacy and extraction of that living...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 warincs$ »... | |
 | Benjamin Flower - 1811 - 578 pagini
...in them te be as active as that soul was whese progeny they are ; nay, they do preserve as in a vial the purest efficacy and extraction of that living...lively, and as vigorously productive, as those fabulous dragons teeth ; and being sown up and down, may chance to spring up armed men. And yet on the other... | |
 | John Milton - 1809 - 534 pagini
...in them to be as active as that soul was whose progeny they are; nay, they do preserve as in a vial the purest efficacy and extraction of that living...lively, .and as vigorously productive, as those fabulous dragons teeth ; and being sown up and down, may chance to spring up armed men. And yet on the other... | |
 | Francis Maseres - 1809 - 638 pagini
...as active as that foul was whofe progeny they are ; nay, they do prefcrve, as in a vial, the pureft efficacy and extraction of that living intellect that...they are as lively, and as vigorously productive, as thofe fabulous dragon's teeth; and, being srqucncei " f°wn npand down, may chance to fpring-up armed... | |
 | Friedrich Bouterwek - 1809 - 500 pagini
...be as aclive . as that foul was whofe progeny they are; my, (hey do preferve as in a vial the pureft efficacy and extraction of that living intellect that bred them. I know they are as lively, and as vigorous ly productive, as thofe fabulous dragons teeth; and being fown up and down , may chance to... | |
 | Francis Maseres - 1809 - 636 pagini
...as aftive as that foul was whofe progeny they arc ; nay, they do preferve, as in a vial, the pureft' efficacy and extraction of that living intellect that bred them. I know they are as lively, and as vigoroufly productive, as thofe fabulous dragon's teeth; and, being sequences " fc>wn upand down, may... | |
 | Charles Symmons - 1810 - 690 pagini
...them to be as active as that soul was, whose progeny they are: nay, they do preserve, as in a viol, the purest efficacy and extraction of that living...may chance to spring 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... | |
 | Charles Symmons - 1810 - 684 pagini
...them to be as active as that soul was, whose progeny they are: najr, they do preserve, as in a viol, the purest efficacy and extraction of that living...as vigorously productive as those fabulous dragon's tec-lh; and, being sown up and down, may chance to spring up armed men. And yet on the other hand,... | |
 | Wakefield, Edward - 1812 - 954 pagini
...them to be as active as that soul was, whose progeny they are; nay, they do preserve as in a viol, the purest efficacy and extraction of that living...being sown up and down, may chance to spring up armed again." Milton's Areopagaica in his Works, edit 1697, p. 374, " At the chapel of Kilfenora two schools... | |
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