 | Francis Blackburne - 1780 - 444 pages
...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... | |
 | Great Britain. Parliament - 1793 - 656 pages
...fharp juftice upon them as malefactors ; for books are not " abfolutely dead things, but they have a potency of life in " them, to be as active as that foul was whofe progeny they " are ; nay, they contain, as in a vial, the pureft extract and " efficacy... | |
 | John Milton, Charles Symmons - 1806 - 602 pages
...do sharpest justice on them as malefactors; for books are not absolutely dead things, but do eontain a potency of life in them to be as active as that...whose progeny they are: nay, they do preserve, as in a viol, the purest efficacy and extraction of that living intellect that bred them. I know they are as... | |
 | John Milton, Charles Symmons - 1806 - 624 pages
...imprison, arid do sharpest justice on them as malefactors; for books are not absolutely dead things, but do contain a potency of life in them to be as active...that soul was, whose progeny they are: nay, they do preserv e, as in a viol, the purest efficacy and extraction of that living intellect that bred them.... | |
 | Benjamin Flower - 1811 - 578 pages
...absolutely dead things, but do contain a progeny of life in them te be as active as that soul was whese progeny they are ; nay, they do preserve as in a vial...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 pages
...justice on them as malefactors ; for books are not absolutely dead things, but do contain a progeny of life in them to be as active as that soul was whose...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... | |
 | Friedrich Bouterwek - 1809 - 500 pages
...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 pages
...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... | |
 | Friedrich Bouterwek - 1809 - 506 pages
...imprifon, and do fharped jufticc on them as malefaâors: for books are not abfolutely dead things , but do contain a potency of life in them to be as active as that foul was whofe progeny they arc; nay, they do preferve as in a vial the purcft efficacy and extraction... | |
 | Francis Maseres - 1809 - 638 pages
...and do (harped justice on them as malefactors; for books are not abfoluteiy 193 dead thing*, but do Contain a potency of life in them to be as active as that foul was whofe progeny they are ; nay, they do prefcrve, as in a vial, the pureft efficacy and extraction... | |
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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. 
