| 1718 - 348 σελίδες
...the Virtue of a full Draught in a' few Drops. Were all Books reduced thus to their Quin- teflence, 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... | |
| 1729 - 342 σελίδες
...chymical Method, and 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...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...: the works of an age would be contained on a few Ihelves ; 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
...3. Two On PUNCTUATION. 87 3. Two or three colons are ufed by fome writers in one fentence. EXAMPLE. WERE all books reduced to their quintefTence, many...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...: the works of an age would be contained on a few ihelves : not to mention millions of volumes that would be utterly annihilated." Addißn, SpeQ. N»... | |
| 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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