 | Francis Grose - 1782 - 370 pagina’s
...this detestable fact. But cursed is that belly, which seeketh to be fed with so ungodly gains, and so deeply shameth his natural country. I know " says...be spoken ! This stuff hath he occupied instead of grey paper, by the space of more than these ten years, and yet he hath store enough for as many years... | |
 | Dennis Taaffe - 1810 - 590 pagina’s
...institution, gives this lamentable account of what he himself was an eyewitness to, " I know a merchant, who shall at this time be nameless, that bought the contents of two noble libraries for forty shillings a-piece; a shame it is to be spoken. This stuff has been occupied instead of grey-paper by the space... | |
 | Thomas Frognall Dibdin - 1811 - 828 pagina’s
...seeketh to be fed with such ungodly gains, and shaincth his Datural country. I know a merchant man, which shall at this time be nameless, that bought...shame it is to be spoken ! This stuff hath he occupied in the stead of grey paper, by the space of more than ten years, and yet he hath store enough for as... | |
 | Thomas Frognall Dibdin - 1811 - 844 pagina’s
...seeketh to be fed with such ungodly gains, and shanicth his natural country. I know a merchant man, which shall at this time be nameless, that bought the contents of two noble libraries for forty shillin price; a shame it is to be spoken ! This stuff hath he occupied in the stea of grey paper,... | |
 | 1812 - 532 pagina’s
...seeketh to be fed with so ungodly gains, and so deeply shameth his native country. I know a merchant man (which shall at this time be nameless) that bought...be spoken. This stuff hath he occupied instead of gray paper by the space of more than these ten years, and yet hath hestore enoutrh for as many years... | |
 | Charles Butler - 1819 - 476 pagina’s
...sea to the book -binders, " not in small numbers, but at times in ships. I " know a merchant, (who shall, at this time, be " nameless), that bought the...shillings price. A shame it " is to be spoken. This stuff has been occupied " instead of grey paper. I judge this to be true, " — and utter it with heaviness,... | |
 | Charles Butler - 1822 - 540 pagina’s
...sea to the book" binders, not in small numbers, but, at times, in " ships. I know a merchant, (who shall, at this " time, be nameless), that bought the...shillings price. A " shame it is to be spoken! This stuff has been " occupied instead of grey paper. I judge this to " be true,—and utter it with heaviness,—that... | |
 | Charles Butler - 1822 - 600 pagina’s
...Declaration upon Leland's Journal, ann. 1549. Fuller's Church History, book vi. p. 333. VOL. I. P a time, be nameless), that bought the contents of "...shillings price. A " shame it is to be spoken ! This stuff has been " occupied instead of grey paper. I judge this to "be true,'— and utter it with heaviness,... | |
 | 1823 - 876 pagina’s
...detestable a fact. I know a merchant that bought the contents of two noble libraries for 403. priée ; a shame it is to be spoken ! This stuff hath he occupied instead of gray paper, by the space of more than these ten years, and yrt be hath store enough for as many years... | |
 | William Eusebius Andrews - 1826 - 446 pagina’s
...gives f this lamentable account of what he himself was an eye witness to, "I " " know a merchant (who shall at this time be nameless) that bought " the...contents of two noble libraries for forty shillings a piece; a shame " it is to be spoken. This stuff has been used instead of grey paper by " the space... | |
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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! 
