The Sale of Authors, a Dialogue: In Imitation of Lucian's Sale of Philosophersbooksellers in London and Westminster, 1767 - 250 Seiten |
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... set of scarecrows ! You , Sir , you with the ruffles , what fort of writing do you deal in ? AUTHOR . In poetry , may it please your Godship . I am poffeffed of great epic , tragic , comic , pastoral and pindaric powers ; I write fon ...
... set of scarecrows ! You , Sir , you with the ruffles , what fort of writing do you deal in ? AUTHOR . In poetry , may it please your Godship . I am poffeffed of great epic , tragic , comic , pastoral and pindaric powers ; I write fon ...
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... set your Authors up to fale , fhew them out to the best Advantage , giving them all the praises and applauses you can think of , and all the great and good qualities that come into your head , no matter how juft , or whether they ...
... set your Authors up to fale , fhew them out to the best Advantage , giving them all the praises and applauses you can think of , and all the great and good qualities that come into your head , no matter how juft , or whether they ...
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... set him on the table .------ Gentlemen and ladies , the firft Author we exhibit is a poet of fignal cele- brity , and eminently poffeffed of plaintive powers . BOOKSELLERS . Before the auction begins , we fhould be glad to be informed ...
... set him on the table .------ Gentlemen and ladies , the firft Author we exhibit is a poet of fignal cele- brity , and eminently poffeffed of plaintive powers . BOOKSELLERS . Before the auction begins , we fhould be glad to be informed ...
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... Set up in the next place , the High- lander , the epic Poet ; I have forgot his name , but he breakfafted on peafe - meal and whisky . I fee a good many Scotch people . here . Perhaps they'll bid for the honour of their country ...
... Set up in the next place , the High- lander , the epic Poet ; I have forgot his name , but he breakfafted on peafe - meal and whisky . I fee a good many Scotch people . here . Perhaps they'll bid for the honour of their country ...
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... set him on the table with Mr. W. --- Now , gentle- men , there's a brace of patriots for you , coupled together like a pair of rabbits , a fat one and a lean one . Apollo , whilst you are taking in Tubfcriptions for the one , I fhall ...
... set him on the table with Mr. W. --- Now , gentle- men , there's a brace of patriots for you , coupled together like a pair of rabbits , a fat one and a lean one . Apollo , whilst you are taking in Tubfcriptions for the one , I fhall ...
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afide againſt almoſt anfwer APOLLO aſk Atheiſts auction AUDIENCE Authors Bagnio bawbees becauſe Befides beſt BOOK-BINDER BOOK-LENDER BOOKSELLER bufinefs buſineſs Comedy confefs Critick cuſtomers Damn dear difpofe Doctor Engliſh Epilogue exhibit faid fale falute fame feem felf fhall firft firſt Flauntit fome fomething fomewhat foon FOURTH GAMESTER fpeak ftill fuch fure Gentlemen Guinea Hiftory himſelf honour Hoyle Hudibras juft juſt kifs Ladies laft leaſt lefs leſs Lexiphanes loft Lord manner MERCURY Mifs moft moſt muft muſt myſelf never obferved odd Trick on't paffion Perfon perfuaded play pleaſe Pleaſure Poet powers Pray prefent PRINTER PRINTER'S DEVIL Profeffor Prologue promiſe publiſh purpoſe queftion reafon Reviewers ſay ſee ſeems ſeen ſet ſhall ſhould ſpeak Ssssss ſtill ſuch tell thefe theſe thing thofe thors thoſe thouſand thro underſtand uſed Waiter Wives word worfe yourſelf
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Seite 23 - THE CURFEW tolls the knell of parting day, The lowing herd winds slowly o'er the lea, The plowman homeward plods his weary way, And leaves the world to darkness and to me.
Seite 32 - Or by vaft debts of higher import bound, Are always humble, always grateful found. If they, directed by PAUL'S holy pen, Become difcreetly all things to all men, That all men may become all things to them. Envy may hate, but juftice can't condemn. *' Into our places, ftates, and beds they creep:" They've fenfe to get, what we want fenfe to keep.
Seite 45 - And weave fine cobwebs, fit for skull That's empty when the moon is full; Such as take lodgings in a head That's to be let unfurnished.
Seite 110 - I live in a constant endeavour to fence against the infirmities of ill health, and other evils of life, by mirth; being firmly persuaded that every time a man smiles, but much more so, when he laughs, it adds something to this Fragment of Life.
Seite 32 - And bless the donors for their daily bread, Or by vast debts of higher import bound, Are always humble, always grateful found...
Seite 244 - Yon, who have feen my aftions, know their fprings, Say, are we women fuch infipid things ? Say, Lords of the Creation, mighty men ! In what have you furpafs'd us, where ? and when ? I come to know to whom the palm is due ; To us weak veflels or to ftronger you ? Againft your conquering fwords I draw — my fan, Come on !— now parry Marg'ret if you can.
Seite 79 - Tis all new Wit j and, though I fay it, a better than my laft : and you know well enough how that took. ' In fine, it fhall read, and write, and act, and plot, and fhew, ay, and pit, box and gallery, I gad, with any Play in Europe. This morning is its laft Rehearfal, in their habits, and all that, as it is to be acled...
Seite 79 - Rehearsal, in their habits, and all that, as it is to be acted; and if you, and your friend will do it but the honour to...
Seite 75 - A's you begin the year, yon'H furely end it. Should any one this night incline to evil, He'll play for twelve long months the very -devil! Should any married dame exert her torigue, • She'll fing the Zodiac round, the fame fweet fong : And Ihould the hufband .join his mafic too, Why then 'tis Cat and Dig, the whole year thro'.
Seite ix - Behold an objeft to thy charge confign'd : If ever pity touch'd thee for mankind, Go, guard the fire ; th' obferving foe prevent, 41 £ And fafe conduft him to Achilles