 Were all books reduced thus to their quintessence, many a bulky author would make his appearance in a penny paper: there would be scarce such a thing in nature as a folio : the works of an age would be contained on a few shelves ; not to mention millions...  An Essay on Punctuation - Página 87por Joseph Robertson - 1785 - 177 páginasVista completa - Acerca de este libro
 | 1729 - 354 páginas
...chymical Method, and give the Virtue of a full Draught in a few Drops. Were all Books reduced thus to their Quinteflence, 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... | |
 | 1729 - 342 páginas
...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 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... | |
 | 1739 - 346 páginas
...thechymical Method, and give the Virtue of a full Draught in l few Drops. Were all Books reduced thus to their 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... | |
 | Richard Griffith - 1762 - 272 páginas
...fenfe, mufic is the leaft fenfual. I compare it to love, as being a mixture of fenfe and intellect. 20. Were all books reduced to their quinteflence, many...there would be fcarce any fuch thing in nature, as a Folio : the works of an age would be contained on a few Ihelves ; not to mention millions of volumes... | |
 | Robert Lowth - 1763 - 226 páginas
...,"" f .^ '' Vi: •.'.') i. •!.':.:. v:J: •,? , Exam.pfe: •jluj xv , 'i I,'., •.:ii;; i :,.j "Were all books reduced to their quinteflence, many a bulky author would make .his appearance in ;a.:penny paper : there would be fcarce any fuch, thing in £ v , : ' i ' '" 1 e nature as a folio... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - 1790 - 1058 páginas
...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...there would be fcarce any fuch thing in nature as a folio : the works of an age would be contained on a few ihelves : not to mention millions of volumes... | |
 | Robert Lowth - 1791 - 192 páginas
...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:... | |
 | Robert Lowth - 1794 - 198 páginas
...cc Were all books reduced to their quintet' fence, many a bulky author would make his ap- . pearance in a penny paper : there would be fcarce any 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... | |
 | 1849 - 604 páginas
...quintessence of books, and condense folios into pamphlets. ' Were all books thus reduced,' says Addison, ' many a bulky ' author would make his appearance in a penny paper. There ' would scarce be such a thing in nature as a folio ; the works ' of an age would be contained on a few shelves... | |
 | Thomas Hodson - 1806 - 576 páginas
...whether it were I, or (whether it were) they, fo we preach." iCor. xv. u. — Fourthly, conceffive " Were all books reduced to their quinteflence, many...author would make his appearance in a penny paper : ihere would be fcarce any fuch thing in nature as a folio : the works of an age would be contained... | |
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