Observations, Anecdotes, and Characters, of Books and MenJ. Murray, 1820 - 302 էջ |
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... of pub- lishing , ought to clear two - thirds of the * This I believe is a mistake of Mr. Spence . It was Lintot , I think , that published the Iliad . M. whole profit into his own pocket . ― The same 26 SPENCE'S ANECDOTES.
... of pub- lishing , ought to clear two - thirds of the * This I believe is a mistake of Mr. Spence . It was Lintot , I think , that published the Iliad . M. whole profit into his own pocket . ― The same 26 SPENCE'S ANECDOTES.
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Joseph Spence Edmond Malone. whole profit into his own pocket . ― The same . [ For instance , as he explained it in a piece of 1000 copies at 3s . each to the com- mon buyer , the whole sale at that rate will bring in 150l . The expense ...
Joseph Spence Edmond Malone. whole profit into his own pocket . ― The same . [ For instance , as he explained it in a piece of 1000 copies at 3s . each to the com- mon buyer , the whole sale at that rate will bring in 150l . The expense ...
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... whole course of his writings . Alderman Barber had a great inclination to have a stroke in his commendation inserted in some part of Mr. Pope's works . He did F 2 OF MEN AND BOOKS . 67 so much goodness towards him, if he should ...
... whole course of his writings . Alderman Barber had a great inclination to have a stroke in his commendation inserted in some part of Mr. Pope's works . He did F 2 OF MEN AND BOOKS . 67 so much goodness towards him, if he should ...
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... whole scheme on the original significations of names , would not be of any great weight , even though he should not have falsified their significa- tions . The original languages were very narrow in words , so that in them the same word ...
... whole scheme on the original significations of names , would not be of any great weight , even though he should not have falsified their significa- tions . The original languages were very narrow in words , so that in them the same word ...
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... whole day.— The same . [ This was on the 10th of May , and the day he spoke of was the Sunday before , May 6th . ] A day or two after he complained of that odd phenomenon ( as he called it ) , of seeing every thing in the room as ...
... whole day.— The same . [ This was on the 10th of May , and the day he spoke of was the Sunday before , May 6th . ] A day or two after he complained of that odd phenomenon ( as he called it ) , of seeing every thing in the room as ...
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