 | 1774 - 300 Seiten
...whole fhips full. Even the univerfities of this realm were not all clear in this deteftable fact. 1 know a merchant-man, that bought the contents of two noble libraries for forty fhillings price. The fluff thereof he hath occupied, infiead of gray paper, '.by the fpace of more... | |
 | Francis Grose - 1782 - 370 Seiten
...some to rub their boots ; some they sold to the grocer and soap-seller; and some they sent over sea, to the book-binders, not in small numbers ; but, at times, whole ships full : yea, the universities of this realm are not at all clear in this detestable fact. But cursed is that... | |
 | 1803 - 598 Seiten
...shameth his natural country. I know (says he) 'a merchantman (which shall at this time be nameless) that bought the contents of two noble libraries for forty shillings price : a shame it is to be spoken ! This stuff hath he occupied instead of grey-paper, by the space of more... | |
 | Thomas Frognall Dibdin - 1811 - 828 Seiten
...gains, and shaincth his Datural country. I know a merchant man, which shall at this time be nameless, that bought the contents of two noble libraries for forty shillings price; a shame it is to be spoken ! This stuff hath he occupied in the stead of grey paper, by the space of... | |
 | 1812 - 532 Seiten
...so deeply shameth his native country. I know a merchant man (which shall at this time be nameless) that bought the contents of two noble libraries for forty shillings price ; a shame it is to be spoken. This stuff hath he occupied instead of gray paper by the space of more... | |
 | Charles Butler - 1819 - 476 Seiten
...small numbers, but at times in ships. I " know a merchant, (who shall, at this time, be " nameless), that bought the contents of two noble " libraries, for forty shillings price. A shame it " is to be spoken. This stuff has been occupied " instead of grey paper. I judge this to... | |
 | John Strype - 1821 - 592 Seiten
...some to rub their boots; some they sold to the " grocers and soap-sellers, and some they sent over sea to " the bookbinders : not in small numbers, but at times " whole ships full, to the wondering of foreign nations." And he said he knew a merchant that bought two noble libraries... | |
 | John Strype - 1821 - 558 Seiten
...to rub their boots ; some they sold to the " grocers and soap-sellers, and some they sent over sea to " the bookbinders : not in small numbers, but at times " whole ships full, to the wondering of foreign nations."" And he said he knew a merchant that bought two nobJe libraries... | |
 | Charles Butler - 1822 - 540 Seiten
...small numbers, but, at times, in " ships. I know a merchant, (who shall, at this " time, be nameless), that bought the contents of " two noble libraries, for forty shillings price. A " shame it is to be spoken! This stuff has been " occupied instead of grey paper. I judge this to... | |
 | Thomas Thompson - 1824 - 342 Seiten
...some to rub their boots; some they sold to the grocers, and soap sellers, and some they sent over sea, to the book-binders, not in small numbers, but at times, whole ships full: Yea, the universities of this realm, are not at all clear in this detestable fact. I know, says he,... | |
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I know a merchant man, which shall at this time be nameless, that bought the contents of two noble libraries for forty shillings price, a shame it is to be spoken. 
