 | Great Britain. Parliament - 1793 - 656 pagina’s
...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 - 624 pagina’s
...well as men; and thereafter to confine, imprison, arid do sharpest justice on them as malefactors; for books are not absolutely dead things, but do contain...potency of life in them to be as active as that soul was, whose progeny they are: nay, they do preserv e, as in a viol, the purest efficacy and extraction... | |
 | John Milton, Charles Symmons - 1806 - 602 pagina’s
...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 soul was, whose progeny they are: nay, they do preserve, as in a viol, the purest efficacy and extraction... | |
 | Friedrich Bouterwek - 1809 - 506 pagina’s
...thereafter to confine, 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 pagina’s
...imprifon, 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... | |
 | Friedrich Bouterwek - 1809 - 500 pagina’s
...confine ,. imprifon, and do iliarpeft jnftice on them as raajefaâors: for hooks ere not abfolutely dead things , but do contain a potency of life in them to be as aclive . as that foul was whofe progeny they are; my, (hey do preferve as in a vial the pureft efficacy... | |
 | Charles Symmons - 1810 - 684 pagina’s
...justice on them as malefactors: for books are not absolutely dead things, but do ecu** P. wi 289. tain a potency of life in 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... | |
 | Wakefield, Edward - 1812 - 954 pagina’s
...well as men; and thereafter to confine, imprison, and do sharpest justice on them as malefactors ; for books are not absolutely dead things ; but do contain...potency of life in 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... | |
 | William Cobbett - 1817 - 800 pagina’s
...execute sharp justice upon them as malefactors ; for books are not absolutely dead things, but they have a potency of life in them, to be as active as that soul was whose progeny they are ; nay, they contain, as in a vial, the purest extract and efficacy of that... | |
 | Charles Symmons - 1822 - 526 pagina’s
...confine, imprison, and do sharpest justice on them as malefactors : for books are not abso^ lutely 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 viol, the purest efficacy and extraction... | |
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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... 
