Literary Anecdotes of the Eighteenth Century: Typographical anecdotes of Mr. Bowyer's press 1699 to 1731. Essays and illustrationsauthor, 1812 |
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Pagina 42
... thing either naturally or justly . This is not very decent ; yet this is one of the pages in which criticism prevails over brutal fury . He proceeds : He has a heavy hand at fools , and a great feli- city in writing nonsense for them ...
... thing either naturally or justly . This is not very decent ; yet this is one of the pages in which criticism prevails over brutal fury . He proceeds : He has a heavy hand at fools , and a great feli- city in writing nonsense for them ...
Pagina 43
... thing may be equally represented as ridiculous . " - Settle continued to cultivate the Tragic Muse ; but , finding the Nation divided between the opinions of Whig and Tory , thought proper to join the Whigs , who were then , though the ...
... thing may be equally represented as ridiculous . " - Settle continued to cultivate the Tragic Muse ; but , finding the Nation divided between the opinions of Whig and Tory , thought proper to join the Whigs , who were then , though the ...
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... thing , the whole loss amounting to several thousands of pounds , to the ruin of himself and family , not to mention others that have suffered together with him : We whose names are hereunto subscribed , not knowing how soon it may be ...
... thing , the whole loss amounting to several thousands of pounds , to the ruin of himself and family , not to mention others that have suffered together with him : We whose names are hereunto subscribed , not knowing how soon it may be ...
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... profit . " * Of the first 12mo edition 2500 copies were printed , which were soon sold , and another edition of 3000 was immediately printed . working working off , to any thing in the present day 78 [ 1714 . LITERARY ANECDOTES OF.
... profit . " * Of the first 12mo edition 2500 copies were printed , which were soon sold , and another edition of 3000 was immediately printed . working working off , to any thing in the present day 78 [ 1714 . LITERARY ANECDOTES OF.
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John Nichols. working off , to any thing in the present day . A neat head of Mr. Nelson , engraved by Vander Gucht ... things one man of parts can say of another ; and which , however , composes great part of what can be known of Mr ...
John Nichols. working off , to any thing in the present day . A neat head of Mr. Nelson , engraved by Vander Gucht ... things one man of parts can say of another ; and which , however , composes great part of what can be known of Mr ...
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Pagina 342 - I shall say the less of Mr. Collier, because in many things he has taxed me justly, and I have pleaded guilty to all thoughts and expressions of mine which can be truly argued of obscenity, profaneness, or immorality, and retract them. If he be my enemy, let him triumph; if he be my friend, as I have given him no personal occasion to be otherwise, he will be glad of my repentance. It becomes me not to draw my pen in the defence of a bad cause when I have so often drawn it for a good one.
Pagina 180 - ADVENTURES OF ROBINSON CRUSOE , Of YORK. MARINER: Who lived Eight and Twenty Years, all alone in an un-inhabited Island on the Coast of AMERICA, near the Mouth of the Great River of OROONOQUE; Having been cast on Shore by Shipwreck, wherein all the Men perished but himself. WITH An Account how he was at last as strangely deliver'd by PYRATES. Written by Himself.
Pagina v - To adjust the minute events of literary history, is tedious and troublesome ; it requires indeed no great force of understanding, but often depends upon enquiries which there is no opportunity of making, or is to be fetched from books and pamphlets not always at hand.
Pagina 431 - So that a man shall say, Verily there is a reward for the righteous : verily he is a God that judgeth in the earth.
Pagina 399 - Dr. Swift came into the coffeehouse, and had a bow from every body but me, who, I confess, could not but despise him. When I came to the antichamber to wait, before prayers, Dr. Swift was the principal man of talk and business, and acted as master of requests.
Pagina 400 - Then he instructed a young nobleman, that the best poet in England was Mr. Pope (a Papist), who had begun a translation of Homer into English verse, for which he must have them all subscribe. "For," says he, "the author shall not begin to print till I have a thousand guineas for him.
Pagina 703 - Of manners gentle, of affections mild ; In wit, a man ; simplicity, a child ; With native humour temp'ring virtuous rage, Form'd to delight at once and lash the age ; Above temptation, in a low estate ; And uncorrupted...
Pagina 424 - They crack their brains to find out selling subjects and keep hirelings in garrets, at hard meat, to write and correct by the great ; and so puff up an octavo to a sufficient thickness ; and there is six shillings current for an hour and a half's reading, and perhaps never to be read or looked upon after.
Pagina 445 - Remarks on the Uses of the Definitive Article in the Greek Text of the NewTestament. By Christopher WORDSWORTH [now DD]. London, 1802. 8vo. Price 4s. 6d. The Doctrine of the Greek Article applied to the Criticism and Illustration of the New Testament.
Pagina 53 - Then Job arose, and rent his mantle, and shaved his head, and fell down upon the ground, and worshipped, and said, Naked came I out of my mother's womb, and naked shall I return thither : the LORD gave, and the LORD hath taken away ; blessed be the name of the LORD.