 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
 | Elisha Woodward Vanderhoof - 1907 - 268 páginas
...wisely." The Spectator says : " A great book is a great evil. Were all books reduced to their quintessence many a bulky author would make his appearance in a penny paper." Bearing this in mind, I determined from the outset that my work must be limited to * Macaulay. vn giving... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1915 - 464 páginas
...give the virtue of a full draught in a few drops. 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;... | |
 | Carlo Formichi - 1925 - 518 páginas
...the virtue of a full draught in a few drops (1). 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 (2): the works of an age would be contained on a few shelves;... | |
 | Silvia Capecchi - 2006 - 422 páginas
...give the Virtue of a full Draught in a few Drops. Were all Books reduced thus to their Quintessence, many a Bulky Author would make his Appearance in a Penny Paper» («The Spectator», n. 124, in The Commerce ofEveryday Life. Selections from The Tatler and The Spectator,... | |
 | 1839 - 742 páginas
...Augustan age of classical literature in this country. " Were all books reduced to their quintescence, many a bulky author would make his appearance in a penny paper: there would be scarcely any such thing in Nature as a folio : the works of an age would be contained on a few shelves... | |
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