 O Printing! how hast thou disturbed the peace of mankind! That lead, when moulded into bullets, is not so mortal, as when founded into letters. There was a mistake, sure, in the story of Cadmus; and the serpent's teeth, which he sowed, were nothing else...  The Edinburgh Review: Or Critical Journal - Page 951844Affichage du livre entier - À propos de ce livre
 | William Davis (bibliographer.) - 1814 - 140 pages
...and as biting and talkative as ever. O Printing, how hast thou disturbed the peace of mankind ! that lead when moulded into bullets is not so mortal as...were nothing else but the letters which he invented. The first es'ay that was made towards tl.is ait was in single characters upon iron, wherewi'h of old... | |
 | Francis Wrangham - 1816 - 536 pages
...and as biting and talkative as ever. O Printing ! how hast thou disturbed the peace of mankind! that lead, when moulded into bullets, is not so mortal, as when founded into letters 1 There was a mistake, sure, in the story of Cadmus ; and the serpent's teeth, which he sowed, were... | |
 | Francis Wrangham - 1816 - 532 pages
...and as biting and talkative as ever. O Printing! how hast thou disturbed the peace of mankind! that lead, when moulded into bullets, is not so mortal, as when founded into letters 1 There was a mistake, sure, in the story of Cadmus; and the serpent's teeth, which he sowed, were... | |
 | Henry Southern, Sir Nicholas Harris Nicolas - 1825 - 392 pages
...and as biting and talkative as ever. O Printing ! how hast thou disturbed the peace of mankind ! That lead, when moulded into bullets, is not so mortal,...was a mistake, sure, in the story of Cadmus; and the serpent's teeth, which he sowed, were nothing else but the letters which he invented. The first essay... | |
 | 1838 - 504 pages
...disturbed the peace of mankind, that lead, when moulded into bullets, is not so mortal as when formed into letters ! There was a mistake, sure, in the story of Cadmus ; and the serpent's teeth which he sowed were nothing else but the letters which he invented." — " He is the... | |
 | Leicester Stanhope Earl of Harrington - 1823 - 218 pages
...and as biting and talkative as ever. O Printing! how hastthou disturbed the peace of mankind! That lead, when moulded into bullets, is not so mortal...story of Cadmus ; and the serpents' teeth which he found were nothing else but the letters which he invented."* Would you trust a child, says the alarmist,... | |
 | Henry Southern - 1825 - 388 pages
...and as biting and talkative as ever. O Printing ! how hast thou disturbed the peace of mankind ! That lead, when moulded into bullets, is not so mortal,...a mistake, sure, in the story of Cadmus ; and the serpent's teeth, which he sowed, were nothing else but the letters which he invented. The first essay... | |
 | 1825 - 392 pages
...and as biting and talkative as ever. O Printing ! how hast thou disturbed the peace of mankind ! That lead, when moulded into bullets, is not so mortal,...a mistake, sure, in the story of Cadmus ; and the serpent's teeth, which he sowed, were nothing else but the letters which he invented. The first essay... | |
 | 1825 - 390 pages
...and as biting and talkative as ever. O Printing ! how hast thou disturbed the peace of mankind ! That lead, when moulded into bullets, is not so mortal,...a mistake, sure, in the story of Cadmus ; and the serpent's teeth, which he sowed, were nothing else but the letters which he invented. The first essay... | |
 | Francis Wrangham - 1826 - 906 pages
...companions." " О Printing ! (he exclaims, in this Work) how hastthou disturbed the peace of mankind ; that lead, when moulded into bullets, is not so mortal,...There was a mistake, sure, in the story of Cadmus: anrt the serpent's teeth, which he sowed, were nothinj else but the letters which he invented, Stc."... | |
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