 | 1729 - 342 σελίδες
...gfve the Virtue of a full Draught in a few Drops. Were all Books reduced thus to their QuintefTence, many a bulky Author would make his Appearance in a Penny Paper: There would be fcarce fuch a thing in Nature as a Folio : The Works of an Age would be contained on a few Shelves ; not to... | |
 | 1739 - 346 σελίδες
...Quinteflence, many a bulky Author would make his Appearance in a Penny-Paper : There would be fcarce fuch a thing in Nature as a Folio : The Works of an Age would be contain'd on a few Shelves; not to mention Millions of Volumes, that would be utterly annihilated.... | |
 | Richard Griffith - 1762 - 272 σελίδες
...love, as being a mixture of fenfe and intellect. 20. Were all books reduced to their quinteflence, many a bulky author would make his appearance in a...millions of volumes that would be utterly annihilated. I think that the above reflection of Mr. Addifon's, is a proper paragraph to conclude thefe two Chapters... | |
 | Richard Griffith - 1762 - 278 σελίδες
...love, as being a mixture of fenfe and intellect. 20. Were all books reduced to their quinteflence, many a bulky author would make his appearance in a...: the works of an age would be contained on a few fhelves ; not to mention millions of volumes that would be utterly annihilated. I think that the above... | |
 | Gilbert Dyer - 1770 - 240 σελίδες
...many a bulky Authcr woiild make hie Appearance in a Penny Paper ! There would be fcarce .'.ny fucli Thing in Nature as a Folio : The Works of an Age would be i o.itamed'in a few Shelves : Not to mention Millions of Volume: that would be utterly annihilated."... | |
 | Robert Lowth (bp. of London.) - 1775 - 442 σελίδες
...quintefifence, many a bulky author would "rftake his appearance ma penny paper : there would be fcarce ariy fuch thing in nature as a folio : the works of an age would be contained on a few fhelves : not to mention millions of volumes, that would be utterly annihilated." Addifon, Spect. N°... | |
 | Joseph Robertson - 1785 - 198 σελίδες
...colons are ufed by fome writers in one fentence. EXAMPLE. WERE all books reduced to their quintefTence, many a bulky author would make his appearance in a...would be fcarce any fuch thing in nature as a folio : thje works of an age would be contained on a few fhelves : not to mention millions of volumes, that... | |
 | Joseph Robertson - 1785 - 206 σελίδες
...colons are ufed by fome writers in one fentence. EXAMPLE. WERE all books reduced to their quinteflence, many a bulky author would make his appearance in a...there would be fcarce any fuch thing in nature as a foHo : the works of an age would be contained on a few fhelves : not to mention millions of volumes,... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - 1790 - 1058 σελίδες
...perfect fenfe, may be diftinguiiLed by a Colon. Example : " Were all books reduced to their quintelTence, many a bulky author would make his appearance in a...millions of volumes that would be utterly annihilated." Addißn, SpeQ. N» 124. Here the whole fentence is divided into four parts by Colons : the firft and... | |
 | Robert Lowth - 1791 - 192 σελίδες
...Senfe, may be diftinguifhed by a Colon. • Example : «* Were all books reduced to their quinteffence, many a bulky author would make his appearance in a penny paper: there would be fcarcc any fuch thing in nature as a folio: the works of an age would be contained on a few fhelves:... | |
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Were all books reduced thus to their quintessence, many a bulky author would make his appearance in a penny paper : there would be scarce such a thing in nature as a folio : the works of an age would be contained on a few shelves ; not to mention millions... 
