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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... heard of them at their bookfellers , and from the waiters of the coffee - houfes they frequent ; but it was with great difficulty I caught them , and was obliged to employ various ftratagems for that purpose . They are a decent good ...
... heard of them at their bookfellers , and from the waiters of the coffee - houfes they frequent ; but it was with great difficulty I caught them , and was obliged to employ various ftratagems for that purpose . They are a decent good ...
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... heard thee mourn the wretched lot Of the poor , mean , defpis'd , infulted Scor , Who ftarves at home , or practifes , through fear Of starving , arts which damn all confcience here . The Scots are poor , cries furly English pride ...
... heard thee mourn the wretched lot Of the poor , mean , defpis'd , infulted Scor , Who ftarves at home , or practifes , through fear Of starving , arts which damn all confcience here . The Scots are poor , cries furly English pride ...
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... a Critic has exhibited the Doctor under the denomi- tion of your English Lexiphanes . AUDIENCE . We have heard as much . We have seen it advertised in the News - papers . MERCURY ! MERCURY . - So none of you have read OF AUTHOR S. 61.
... a Critic has exhibited the Doctor under the denomi- tion of your English Lexiphanes . AUDIENCE . We have heard as much . We have seen it advertised in the News - papers . MERCURY ! MERCURY . - So none of you have read OF AUTHOR S. 61.
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... heard me propose to your partner and brother in law . SECOND MANAGER . Truely , Mr. Mercury , I am quite unac- quainted with these affairs , and I do not concern myself at all about them . But I fhould be extremely glad of your custom ...
... heard me propose to your partner and brother in law . SECOND MANAGER . Truely , Mr. Mercury , I am quite unac- quainted with these affairs , and I do not concern myself at all about them . But I fhould be extremely glad of your custom ...
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... heard the queftions put to your two partners . I fhould be glad of a defi- nitive answer . THIRD MANAGER , bowing very low . Ich verftehe ihm nicht Mein Herr . MERCURY MERCURY . Ich verftehe ihm nich Mein Herr ! What OF AUTHOR S. 69.
... heard the queftions put to your two partners . I fhould be glad of a defi- nitive answer . THIRD MANAGER , bowing very low . Ich verftehe ihm nicht Mein Herr . MERCURY MERCURY . Ich verftehe ihm nich Mein Herr ! What OF AUTHOR S. 69.
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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