 | John Walker - 1814 - 638 páginas
...to a market. This drew to the place a mighty trade, the rather because the shops were spacious, and the learned gladly resorted to them, where they seldom...; and the booksellers themselves were knowing and conversable men. with whom, for the sakei of bookish knowledge, the greatest wits were pleased to converse... | |
 | John Britton, Edward Wedlake Brayley - 1815 - 860 páginas
...vent thither as to a market. This drew a mighty trade, the rather becanse the shops were spacious, and the learned gladly resorted to them, where they seldom...knowledge, the greatest wits were pleased to converse." Most of John Duntou's publications bear date prior to 1724 ; and we further learn that in Addison'stime,... | |
 | Edward Wedlake Brayley - 1815 - 852 páginas
...went thither as to a market. This drew a mighty trade, the rather because the shops were spacious, and the learned gladly resorted to them, where they seldom...; and the booksellers themselves were knowing and eonversible men, with whom, for the sake of bookish knowledge, the greatest wits were pleased to converse."... | |
 | John Britton - 1815 - 862 páginas
...This drew a mighty trade, Ike rather becanse the shops were spacious, and the learned gladly reported to them, where they seldom failed to meet with agreeable...conversation ; and the booksellers themselves were knowing ana convereible men, with whom, for the sake of bookish knowledge, the greatest wits were pleased to... | |
 | 1822 - 384 páginas
...as a market. This drew to the place a mighty trade ; the rather because the shops were spacious, and the learned gladly resorted to them, where they seldom...as well spent there, as (in latter days) either in tavern or coffee-house; though the latter hath carried off the spare hours of most people. But now... | |
 | Henry Southern, Sir Nicholas Harris Nicolas - 1822 - 392 páginas
...as a market. This drew to the place a mighty trade ; the rather because the shops were spacious, and the learned gladly resorted to them, where they seldom...as well spent there, as (in latter days) either in tavern or coffee-house; though the latter hath carried off the spare hours of most people. But now... | |
 | William Goodhugh - 1827 - 402 páginas
...to a market. This drew to the place a mighty trade, the rather because the shops were spacious, and the learned gladly resorted to them, where they seldom...conversation; and the booksellers themselves were knowing and conversable men, with whom, for the sake of bookish knowledge, the greatest wits even pleased to converse,... | |
 | Charles Henry Hartshorne - 1829 - 588 páginas
...to a market. This drew to the place a mighty trade, the rather because the shops were spacious, and the learned gladly resorted to them, where they seldom...; and the booksellers themselves were knowing and conversable men, with whom, for the sake of bookish knowledge, the greatest wits were pleased to converse;... | |
 | Charles Henry Hartshorne - 1829 - 594 páginas
...to a market. This drew to the place a mighty trade, the rather because the shops were spacious, and the learned gladly resorted to them, where they seldom...conversation; and the booksellers themselves were knowing and conversable men, with whom, for the sake of bookish knowledge, the greatest wits were pleased to converse;... | |
 | William Hone - 1832 - 852 páginas
...to a market. This drew to the place a mighty trade, the rather because the shops were spacious, and the learned gladly resorted to them, where they seldom...conversation; and the booksellers themselves were knowing and conversable men, with whom, for the sake of bookish knowledge, the greatest wils were pleased to converse... | |
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Britain was a plentiful and perpetual emporium of learned authors ; and men went thither as to a market. This drew to the place a mighty trade ; the rather because the shops were spacious, and the learned gladly resorted to them, where they seldom failed... 
