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Areopagitica: A Speech to the Parliament of England for the Liberty of ... - Page 9
by John Milton - 1905 - 100 pages
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Russell's Magazine, Volume 6

Paul Hamilton Payne - 1860 - 614 pages
...monomaniac, who could always be shaken from bis propriety by the 4al!smanic name of John C. Calhoun. It is of greatest concernment in the church and commonwealth,...sharpest justice on them as malefactors; for books «re not absolntelv dead things, but do contain a potency of life in them to be as active n» that...
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Rifle, Axe, and Saddle-bags

William Henry Milburn, Thomas Binney - 1860 - 384 pages
...Unlicensed Printing. Hear him, as he pleads for the charter freedom in every land and age : — " I deny not but that it is of greatest concernment in the...themselves, as well as men ; and thereafter to confine in prison, and do sharpest justice on them as malefactors; for books are not absolutely dead things,...
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The Prose and Prose Writers of Britain from Chaucer to Ruskin: With ...

Robert Demaus - 1860 - 580 pages
...time spared us these only. 1. EXTRACTS FROM THE " AREOPAGITICA." 1. The value of a book — I deny not but that it is of greatest concernment in the...vigilant eye how books demean themselves, as well as man, and thereafter to confine, imprison, and do sharpest justice on them as malefactors, — for books...
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The Methodist Quarterly Review, Volume 20; Volume 42

1860 - 712 pages
...feature too much neglected by the student of the Scriptures, n ART. XIII.— QUARTERLY BOOK-TABLE. IT is of greatest concernment in the Church and Commonwealth to have a vigilant eye how books demean themselvel as well as men, and thereafter to confine, imprison, and do sharpest justice on them as...
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Methodist Magazine and Quarterly Review, Volume 12; Volume 20; Volume 42

1860 - 716 pages
...: 8. Chronique de la Quinzaine, Histoire Politique et Litteraire. ART. XI.— QUARTERLY BOOK-TABLE. IT Is of greatest concernment in the Church and Commonwealth to have n vigilant eye how books demenu themselves as well as men, and thereafter to confine, imprison, and...
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The Victoria regia, original contributions in poetry and prose, ed. by A.A ...

Victoria regia - 1861 - 378 pages
...it is of greatest concern in the Church and Commonwealth, to have a vigilant eye how Bookes demcane themselves, as well as men; and thereafter to confine,...and do sharpest justice on them as malefactors: For Bookes are not absolutely dead things, but doe contain a potencie of Life in them to be as active as...
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The Victoria Regia: A Volume of Original Contributions in Poetry ..., Issue 11

Adelaide Anne Procter - 1861 - 374 pages
...it is of greatest concern in the Church and Commonwealth, to have a vigilant eve bow Bookes deuieane themselves, as well as men ; and thereafter to confine,...and do sharpest justice on them as malefactors: For Bookes are not absolutely dead things, but doe contain a potencie of Life in them to be as active as...
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Selections from the prose writings of John Milton, ed. with memoir, notes ...

John [prose Milton (selected]) - 1862 - 396 pages
...title, Sur la Liberti de la Presse, imM de TAngla'a, de Milton.] THE IMMENSE VALUE OF GOOD BOOKS. I DENY not, but that it is of greatest concernment in the...books are not absolutely dead things, but do contain a progeny of, life in them to be as active as that soul was whose progeny they are; nay, they do preserve...
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The History of English Literature: With an Outline of the Origin and Growth ...

William Spalding - 1862 - 438 pages
...from " Areopagittca : a Speech for the Liberty of Unlicensed Printing ;" plO>luhed in 1644. I deny not but that it is of greatest concernment in the...malefactors : for books are not absolutely dead things, but dc contain a progeny of life in them, to be as active as that soul was whose progeny they are ; nay,...
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The interviews of great men: their influence on civilization, by the author ...

Joseph Johnson - 1862 - 360 pages
...force of this admirable composition may be surmised from a single extract. " I deny not," he says, " but that it is of greatest concernment in the church...eye how books demean themselves as well as men, and therefore to confine, imprison, and do sharpest justice upon them as malefactors ; for books are not...
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