 | Samuel Richardson, Mrs. Barbauld (Anna Letitia) - 1804 - 414 pagina’s
...nine " parts in ten of readers were but in hangd 2 ing " ing-sleeves, struck a bold stroke in the " preface you see, having the umbrage of " the editor's character * to screen myself " behind. — And thus, Sir, all is out. " The success of the work gave occasion to a spurious continuation... | |
 | Samuel Richardson - 1824 - 808 pagina’s
...ten of readers were but in hanging-sleeves, struck a bold stroke in the prexx PREFATORY MEMOIR face you see, having the umbrage of the editor's character* to screen myself behind. — And thus, sir, all is out."+ Pamela, of which the reader has thus learned the origin, appeared... | |
 | sir Walter Scott (bart.) - 1825 - 554 pagina’s
...judgments of nine parts in ten of readers were but in hanging-sleeves, struck a bold stroke in the preface you see, having the umbrage of the editor's character ' to screen myself behind. — And thus, sir, all is out.»' Pamela, of which the reader has thus learned the origin,... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1834 - 492 pagina’s
...judgments of nine parts in ten of readers were but in hanging-sleeves, struck a bold stroke in the preface you see, having the umbrage of the editor's character ' to screen myself behind. — And thus, sir, all is out." 1 Under the character of the Editor, he gave great commendations... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1834 - 506 pagina’s
...judgments of nine parts in ten of readers were but in hanging-sleeves, struck a bold stroke in the preface you see, having the umbrage of the editor's character * to screen myself behind. — And thus, sir, all is out." 1 Under the character of the Editor, he gave great commendations... | |
 | Robert Walsh, Eliakim Littell, John Jay Smith - 1825 - 622 pagina’s
...judgments of nine parts in ten of readers were but in hanging-sleeves, struck a bold stroke in the preface you see, having the umbrage of the editor's character* to screen myself behind. — And thus, sir, all is out."t Pamela, of which the reader has thus learned the origin, appeared... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1848 - 490 pagina’s
...judgments of nine parts in ten of readers were but in hanging-sleeves, struck a bold stroke in the preface you see, having the umbrage of the editor's character ' to screen myself behind. — And thus, sir, all is out." 1 Under the character of the Editor, he gave great commendations... | |
 | Samuel Richardson - 1902 - 444 pagina’s
...the judgments of nine parts of ten readers were but in hanging-sleeves, struck a bold stroke in the preface you see, having the umbrage of the editor's...screen myself behind—And thus, Sir, all is out." which it was written—two months—is a sufficient illustration of Richardson's speed in composition.... | |
 | Austin Dobson - 1902 - 308 pagina’s
...judgments of nine parts in ten of readers were but in hanging sleeves, struck a bold stroke in the preface you see, having the umbrage of the editor's character to screen myself behind. — And thus, Sir, all is out." Not entirely, for this explanation is scarcely satisfactory.... | |
 | Samuel Richardson - 1902 - 416 pagina’s
...the judgments of nine parts of ten readers were but in hanging-sleeves, struck a bold stroke in the preface you see, having the umbrage of the editor's character to screen myself behind — And thus, Sir, all is out." which it was written — two months — is a sufficient illustration... | |
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... prefaces for it, but which were much too long and circumstantial, as I thought, made me resolve myself on writing a preface ; I therefore, spirited by the good opinion of these four, and knowing that the judgments of nine parts in ten of readers were... 
