 | 1729 - 342 páginas
...QuintefTence, many a bulky Author would make his Appearance in a Penny Paper: There would be fcarce fuch a thing in Nature as a Folio : The Works of an Age would be contained on a few Shelves ; not to mention Millions of Volumes, that would be utterly annihilated. 1 cannot think that... | |
 | 1739 - 346 páginas
...Quinteflence, many a bulky Author would make his Appearance in a Penny-Paper : There would be fcarce fuch a thing in Nature as a Folio : The Works of an Age would be contain'd on a few Shelves; not to mention Millions of Volumes, that would be utterly annihilated.... | |
 | Richard Griffith - 1762 - 272 páginas
...intellect. 20. Were all books reduced to their quinteflence, many a bulky author would make his appearance in a penny paper — there would be fcarce any fuch...: the works of an age would be contained on a few Ihelves ; not to mention millions of volumes that would be utterly annihilated. I think that the above... | |
 | Gilbert Dyer - 1770 - 240 páginas
...many a bulky Authcr woiild make hie Appearance in a Penny Paper ! There would be fcarce .'.ny fucli Thing in Nature as a Folio : The Works of an Age would be i o.itamed'in a few Shelves : Not to mention Millions of Volume: that would be utterly annihilated."... | |
 | Joseph Robertson - 1785 - 198 páginas
...EXAMPLE. WERE all books reduced to their quintefTence, many a bulky author would make his appearance in a penny paper : there would be fcarce any fuch thing in nature as a folio : thje works of an age would be contained on a few fhelves : not to mention millions of volumes, that... | |
 | Joseph Robertson - 1785 - 206 páginas
...EXAMPLE. WERE all books reduced to their quinteflence, many a bulky author would make his appearance in a penny paper : there would be fcarce any fuch thing in nature as a foHo : the works of an age would be contained on a few fhelves : not to mention millions of volumes,... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - 1790 - 1058 páginas
...Example : " Were all books reduced to their quintelTence, many a bulky author would make his appearance in a penny paper : there would be fcarce any fuch...: the works of an age would be contained on a few ihelves : not to mention millions of volumes that would be utterly annihilated." Addißn, SpeQ. N»... | |
 | 1794 - 450 páginas
...many a bulky author would make his appearance in a penny-paper. There would be scarce such a th^ng in nature as a folio ; the works of an age would be contained on a few shelves ; not to mention millions of volumes, that would be utterly annihilated. I cannot think that... | |
 | 1797 - 680 páginas
...quinteliencc, many a bulky author would nuke his appearance in a penny paper : there would be (caree any fuch thing in nature as a folio: the works of an age would be contained on a few (helves : not to mention millions of volumes that would be utterly annihilated." AdtKJ»nt Spe£i.... | |
 | British essayists - 1802 - 342 páginas
...quintessence, many a bulky author would make his appearance in a penny-paper. There would be scarce such a thing in nature as a folio ; the works of an age would be contained on a few shelves ; not to mention millions of volumes that would be utterly annihilated. I cannot think that... | |
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Were all books reduced thus to their quintessence, many a bulky author would make his appearance in a penny paper: there would be scarce such a thing in nature as a folio : the works of an age would be contained on a few shelves ; not to mention millions... 
