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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... to day , and are ready with your inftrument in your hand : But pray where are the Authors ? And have you ad- vertised this sale in all the papers as I or- dered you ? B MER- MERCURY . 1 It appears this morning in the front.
... to day , and are ready with your inftrument in your hand : But pray where are the Authors ? And have you ad- vertised this sale in all the papers as I or- dered you ? B MER- MERCURY . 1 It appears this morning in the front.
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... ready at four o'clock ; to- gether with plenty of Punch , a beverage more delicious than our Nectar , and the best sorts of wines . To this I propose invi- ting the Bookfellers , as foon as our genteel Authors fhall be fold off , and ...
... ready at four o'clock ; to- gether with plenty of Punch , a beverage more delicious than our Nectar , and the best sorts of wines . To this I propose invi- ting the Bookfellers , as foon as our genteel Authors fhall be fold off , and ...
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... ready and prepared at an hour's warning , to write on any subject and on any fide of the queftion . From them , gentlemen , you will have no pages of ina- nity . They are none of the Granvilles and Sheffields of former times . They are ...
... ready and prepared at an hour's warning , to write on any subject and on any fide of the queftion . From them , gentlemen , you will have no pages of ina- nity . They are none of the Granvilles and Sheffields of former times . They are ...
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... ready to fwear it by the river Styx . On the con- trary , every Author when fet up to fale , fhall exhibit , if required , a specimen of his powers . The truth is , Apollo , the inven- tor , proprietor , and patentee of wit , genius ...
... ready to fwear it by the river Styx . On the con- trary , every Author when fet up to fale , fhall exhibit , if required , a specimen of his powers . The truth is , Apollo , the inven- tor , proprietor , and patentee of wit , genius ...
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... ready money , or give notes of hand with fecurity if required . Whatever Bookfeller buys an Author , or a fet of Au- thors , commonly called in your title pages a Society of Gentlemen , for less than ten pounds , fhall pay the cafh down ...
... ready money , or give notes of hand with fecurity if required . Whatever Bookfeller buys an Author , or a fet of Au- thors , commonly called in your title pages a Society of Gentlemen , for less than ten pounds , fhall pay the cafh down ...
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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