Sketches of Some Booksellers of the Time of Dr. Samuel JohnsonS. Low, Marston & Company, Limited, 1902 - 127 σελίδες |
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Sketches of Some Booksellers of the Time of Dr. Samuel Johnson Edward Marston Προβολή αποσπασμάτων - 1972 |
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afterwards Andrew Millar Anec Annual Register appears Augustine Birrell Bernard Lintot brother Cadell catalogue character CHRISTOPHER BROWN City of Lichfield Croker says David Garrick death Dibdin died dinner Doctor Earl edition EDWARD CAVE eighteenth century eminent English engraving father February find the following folio fortune Gentleman's Magazine give Gray's HAIN FRISWELL Henry Homer honour hope JAMES DODSLEY John Murray John Nichols Johnson Club Johnsonian late learned letter Library Lich Literary Anecdotes literature Little Britain London Longman Lord Messrs Michael Johnson mother Nichols says Nichols's old Booksellers Osborne's partner Piozzi poems Pope portrait printed printer published purchased Queen Anne remark Robert Dodsley Samuel Johnson says Boswell says Nichols seems seller Sheriff sketch Society Statute of Queen Tavern Thomas Davies THOMAS EVANS tion title-page Tom Davies Tom Osborne Tonson vols WILLIAM BOWYER write wrote
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Σελίδα 64 - Tonson's; agreeing to pay the author so many shillings at his producing so many lines. He made a great progress in a very short time, and I gave it to the corrector to compare with the Latin, but he went directly to Creech's translation, and found it the same, word for word, all but the first page. Now, what d'ye think I did? I arrested the translator for a cheat; nay, and I stopped the corrector's pay, too, upon this proof, that he had made use of Creech instead of the original.
Σελίδα 63 - See, here, what a mighty pretty Horace I have in my pocket! What, if you amused yourself in turning an ode till we mount again? Lord! if you pleased. What a clever miscellany might you make at leisure hours!
Σελίδα 81 - You did not know what you were undertaking." JOHNSON. " Yes, sir, I knew very well what I was undertaking, — and very well how to do it, — and have done it very well.
Σελίδα 62 - If you have any more bags he shall carry them.' "I thought Mr. Lintot's civility not to be neglected, so gave the boy a small bag containing three shirts and an Elzevir Virgil, and, mounting in an instant, proceeded on the road, with my man before, my courteous stationer beside, and the aforesaid devil behind. "Mr.
Σελίδα 63 - As Mr. Lintot was talking I observed he sat uneasy on his saddle, for which I expressed some solicitude.
Σελίδα 62 - Hereupon, I inquired of his son. 'The lad (says he) has fine parts, but is somewhat sickly, much as you are. I spare for nothing in his education at Westminster. Pray, don't you think Westminster to be the best school in England? Most of the late Ministry came out of it; so did many of this Ministry. I hope the boy will make his fortune.
Σελίδα 65 - One would wonder (says he) at the strange presumption of some men ; Homer is no such easy task, that every stripling, every versifier — he was going on, when my wife called to dinner : Sir, said I, will you please to eat a piece of beef with me ? Mr.