 | Alexander Chalmers - English essays - 1802 - 366 pages
...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... | |
 | 1849 - 604 pages
...' many a bulky ' author would make his appearance in a penny paper. There ' would scarce be such a thing in nature as a folio ; the works ' of an age would be contained on a few shelves ; not to men' tion millions of volumes that would be utterly annihilated.' One such attempt... | |
 | Thomas Hodson - Education - 1806 - 576 pages
...Were " 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...: the works of an age would be contained on a few (helves i not to mention millions of volumu, that would be utterly annihilated."—Spectator, No. 124.... | |
 | Lindley Murray - English language - 1808 - 80 pages
...SXJMPLB. * Were ail books reduced to their qnintfflence, 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.' Here the whole fentence... | |
 | Spectator The - 1808 - 348 pages
...quintessence, many a hulky author would make his appearance in a peuny-paper : there would be scarce such a thing in nature as a folio: the works of an age would he contained on a few shelves: not to mention millions of volumes, that would he utterly an* nihilated.... | |
 | John Dougall - 1810 - 734 pages
...many s . bulky auihor would make his appearance in a penny paper : there would be scarce any such, 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." — Addison, Spect.... | |
 | Spectator The - 1811 - 802 pages
...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... | |
 | Joseph Addison - English literature - 1811 - 508 pages
...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... | |
 | Joseph Addison, Richard Hurd - 1811 - 504 pages
...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... | |
 | Elegant extracts - 1812 - 310 pages
...quintessence, many a bulky author would make his appearance in a penny paper : there would scarce be any such 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.' Addison, Spect. N°.... | |
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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... 
