Latter Struggles in the Journey of Life, Or, The Afternoon of My Days: Comprehending Chiefly, the Period Between My Forty-fifth and the End of My Sixtieth Year, Being the Fourth Book of My Pilgrimage : from Retrospections of a Sexagenarian : in Wich Some of the More Recent Ups and Downs, the Joys and Sorrows, the Hopes and Disappointments of a Life Passed in Comparative Obscurity ... : the Real Life of a Country Bookseller ...J. Colston, 1833 - 408 Seiten An eccentric book by an eccentric Scottish book seller which, among all the verbiage, probably does give some new insight into the 19th century Scottish book trade. |
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... feel contented , and much gratified , to find , that , although I have not been fortunate enough to please all , I have ne- vertheless , given satisfaction to the greater part of my readers ; -and , in order , if possible , to make that ...
... feel contented , and much gratified , to find , that , although I have not been fortunate enough to please all , I have ne- vertheless , given satisfaction to the greater part of my readers ; -and , in order , if possible , to make that ...
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... feel from my own experience , and to speak as I think , -and if , the many obligations I lie under to the second and the warm feeling with which I must ever , in the language of Goldsmith , " fondly turn " to my old brethren of the ...
... feel from my own experience , and to speak as I think , -and if , the many obligations I lie under to the second and the warm feeling with which I must ever , in the language of Goldsmith , " fondly turn " to my old brethren of the ...
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... feel much gratified ; and as this will assuredly be quite in accordance with , and in further- ance of , my present attempt , I would fain hope , that , on reconsidering the mat- ter , not one of my kind friends , will be disposed to ...
... feel much gratified ; and as this will assuredly be quite in accordance with , and in further- ance of , my present attempt , I would fain hope , that , on reconsidering the mat- ter , not one of my kind friends , will be disposed to ...
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... gives a tongue to enlarge upon , a heart To feel , and courage to redress , her wrongs ; To monarchs , dignitv , -to judges , sense , - To artists , ingenuity and skill . " Ο glories of the world ; while others , in no 20 LATTER STRUGGLES.
... gives a tongue to enlarge upon , a heart To feel , and courage to redress , her wrongs ; To monarchs , dignitv , -to judges , sense , - To artists , ingenuity and skill . " Ο glories of the world ; while others , in no 20 LATTER STRUGGLES.
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... feel more for them , than , to all appearance , they feel for themselves ! And what do they gain by this , in the estimation of the public ? To be branded as being addicted to a beastly vice , and occasionally pointed out by the finger ...
... feel more for them , than , to all appearance , they feel for themselves ! And what do they gain by this , in the estimation of the public ? To be branded as being addicted to a beastly vice , and occasionally pointed out by the finger ...
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