 | Samuel Johnson - 1781 - 418 pages
...Iliad was printed in Holland in Duodecimo, and. imported clandeftinely for the gratification of thofe who were impatient to read what they could not yet afford to buy. This fraud could only be qpuuteracled by an edition equally cheap and more commodious ; and Lintot was compelled to contradt... | |
 | samuel johnson - 1781 - 396 pages
...with all their extent of margin for two fhillings. It is unpleafant to relate that the bookfeller, after all his hopes and all his liberality, was, by a very unjuft and illegal action, defrauded of his profit. An edition of the Englifh Iliad was printed in... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1781 - 516 pages
...with all their extent of margin for two fhillings. It is unpleafant to relate that the bookr feller, after all his hopes and all his liberality, was, by a very unjuft and illegal action, defrauded of his profit. An edition of the Englifh Iliad was printed in... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1781 - 516 pages
...their extent of margin for two '{hillings. D 3 It It is unpleafant to relate that the book-? feller, after all his hopes and all his liberality, was, by a very unjuft and illegal action, defrauded of his profit. An edition of the Englifh Iliad was printed in... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 650 pages
...reduced the number in the Other volumes to a thoufand. Ic is unpleafant to relate that the bookfeller, after all his hopes and all his liberality, was, by a very unjuft and illegal action, defrauded of his profit. An edition of the Englifh Iliad was printed in... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 676 pages
...reduced the number in the other volumes to a thoufand. It is unpleafant to relate that the bookfeller, after all his hopes and all his liberality, was, by a very unjuft and illegal action, defrauded of his profit. An edition of the Englifli Iliad was printed in... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1805 - 322 pages
...great eagerness : but the highest bidder was Bernard Lintot, who, notwithstanding all his hopes and his liberality, was, by a very unjust and illegal...his profit. An edition of the English " Iliad " was printed^n Holland in duodecimo, and imported clandestinely for those who were impatient to read what... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 464 pages
...shortened by cutting away the top and bottom, were sold as copies printed for the subscribers. It is unpleasant to relate that the bookseller, after all...clandestinely for the gratification of those who were imputient to read what they could not yet afford to buy. This fraud could only be counteracted by an... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 546 pages
...in the other volumes to a thousand. It is unpleasant to relate, that the bookseller, after all hi* hopes and all his liberality, was, by a very unjust...those who were impatient to read what they could not vet afford to buy. This fraud could only be counteracted by an edition equally cheap and more commodious;... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1812 - 348 pages
...and fifty cop1es of the first volume, he reduced the number in the other volumes to a thousand. It is unpleasant to relate that the bookseller, after all...was, by a very unjust and illegal action, defrauded pf his profit. An edition of the English Iliad was printed in Holland in duodecimo, and imported clandestinely... | |
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It is unpleasant to relate that the bookseller, after all his hopes and all his liberality, was, by a very unjust and illegal action, defrauded of his profit '. An edition of the English Iliad... 
