 Chapter coffee-house, which is frequented by those encouragers of literature, and (as they are styled by an eminent critic) 'not the worst judges of merit, the booksellers.' The conversation here naturally turns upon the newest publications; but their...  Select British Classics - Strona 311803Pełny widok - Informacje o książce
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1807 - Liczba stron: 300
...booksellers." The conversation here naturally turns upon the newest publications ; but their criticisms are somewhat singular. When they say a good book,...is best, which sells most ; and if the demand for Queries should be greater than for Pope, he would have the highest place on the rubricpost. There are... | |
 | James Ferguson - 1823 - Liczba stron: 422
...booksellers.' The conversation here naturally turns upon the newest publications; but their criticisms are somewhat singular. When they say a good book,...be greater than for Pope, he would have the highest place on the rubric-post. There are also many parts of every work liable to their remarks, which fall... | |
 | 1823 - Liczba stron: 452
...booksellers.' The conversation here naturally turns upon the newest publications ; but their criticisms are somewhat singular. When they say a good book,...demand for Quarles should be greater than for Pope, be would have the highest place on the rubric-post. There are also many parts of every work liable... | |
 | British essayists - 1823 - Liczba stron: 854
...booksellers.' The conversation here naturally turns upon the newest publications ; but their criticisms are somewhat singular. When they say a good book,...phrase of the Conger is best, which sells most ; and it'the demand for Quarles should be greater than for Pope, he would have the highest place on the rubric-post.... | |
 | 1851 - Liczba stron: 778
...booksellers. The conversation here naturally turns upon the newest publications ; but their criticisms are somewhat singular. When they say a good book,...but the quick and extensive sale of it. That book is best which sells most ; and if the demand for Quarles should be greater than for Pope, he would... | |
 | University magazine - 1851 - Liczba stron: 796
...booksellers. The conversation here naturally turns upon the newest publications ¡ but their criticisms are somewhat singular. When they say a good book,...but the quick and extensive sale of it. That book is best which sells most ; and if the demand for Quarles should be greater than for Pope, he would... | |
 | David Masson - 1856 - Liczba stron: 494
...booksellers. The conversation here naturally turns upon the newest publications ; but their criticisms are somewhat singular. When they say a good book,...but the quick and extensive sale of it. That book is best which sells most; and if the demand for Quarles should be greater than for Pope, he would have... | |
 | David Masson - 1856 - Liczba stron: 528
...booksellers. The conversation here naturally turns upon the newest publications ; but their criticisms are somewhat singular. When they say a good book,...but the quick and extensive sale of it. That book is best which sells most; and if the demand for Quarles should be greater than for Pope, he would have... | |
 | William Makepeace Thackeray - 1887 - Liczba stron: 680
...the booksellers. The conversation naturally turns upon the newest publications, but their criticisms are somewhat singular. When they say a good book, they do not mean to praise the ^tyle or sentiment, but the quick and extensive sale of it.' Poor Chatterton used to haunt the place,... | |
 | William Harvey - 1864 - Liczba stron: 412
...booksellers. Their conversation naturally turns upon the newest publications; but their criticisms are somewhat singular. When they say ' a good book,'...but the quick and extensive sale of it. That book is best which sells most, and if the demand for Quarles should be greater than for Pope, he would have... | |
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