 | 1728 - 344 pages
...not a- Sale of Books begins till Tom Folio is fern at the Door. There i*s tipt au AuCtiy u where bis Name is not heard, and that too in the very Nick of Time, in the Critical Moment, before the laft decifive Stroke of the Hammer. •There is not a Subfcription goes forward in which Tom is not... | |
 | 1785 - 698 pages
...editions, and (lock the libraries of great men. There is not a fale of books begins until Tom Folio is feen at the door. There is not an auction where his name...very nick of time, in the critical moment, before the laft deciftve ftroke of the hamиег. There is not a fubfcription goes forward in which Tom is not... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1804 - 498 pages
...together good editions, and stock the libraries of great men. There is not a sale of books begins till Tom Folio is seen at the door. There is not an auction...nor a catalogue printed, that doth not come to him wet from the press. He is an universal scholar, so far as the title-page of all authors, knows the... | |
 | Joseph Addison, Sir Richard Steele - English essays - 1804 - 450 pages
...good editions, and stock the libraries of great men. There is not a sale of books begins until Tom Folio is seen at the door. There is not an auction...goes forward in which Tom is not privy to * ' The Maid's Tragedy,' in which Mr. Betterton played his celebrated part of Melantius, and died of the gout... | |
 | English essays - 1804 - 450 pages
...good editions, and stock the libraries of great men. There is not a sale of books begins until Tom Folio is seen at the door. There is not an auction...subscription goes forward in which Tom is not privy to 1 ' The Maid's Tragedy," in which Mr. Betterton played his celebrated part of Melantius, and died of... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - English essays - 1808 - 348 pages
...good editions, and stock the libraries of great men. There is not a sale of ' books begins until Tom Folio is seen at the door. There is not an auction...nor a catalogue printed, that doth not come to him wet from the press. He is an universal scholar, so far as the title-page of all authors; knows the... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1817 - 342 pages
...good editions, and stock the libraries of great men. There is not a sale of books begins until Tom Folio is seen at the door. There is not an auction...nor a catalogue printed, that doth not come to him •wet from the .press. He is an universal scholar, so far as the title-page of all authors ; knows... | |
 | 1822 - 488 pages
...it was the greatest collection at that time great men.1 There is not a sale of books begins till Tom Folio is seen at the door. There is not an auction...nor a catalogue printed, that doth not come to him wet from the press. He is an universal scholar, so far as the title-page of all authors ; knows the... | |
 | James Ferguson - English essays - 1823 - 410 pages
...good editions, and stock the libraries of great men. There is not a sale of books begins until Tom Folio is seen at the door. There is not an auction...nor a catalogue printed, that doth not come to him wet from the press. He is an universal scholar, so far as the title-page of all authors; knows the... | |
 | Lionel Thomas Berguer - English essays - 1823 - 334 pages
...good editions, and stock the libraries of great men. There is not a sale of books begins until Tom Folio is seen at the door. There is not an auction...nor a catalogue printed, that doth not come to him wet from the press. He is a universal scholar, so far as the title-page of all authors ; knows the... | |
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Tom Folio is seen at the door. There is not an auction where his name is not heard, and that too in the very nick of time, in the critical moment, before the last decisive stroke of the hammer. There is not a subscription goes forward in which Tom is... 
