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" ... per annum to seek for all his knowledge of new books by hearsay ; or through the glimmering medium of those wills-o-thewisp, the reviewers; or out of the circulating library, where nothing circulates — but the catalogue ! Catching a glimpse, at... "
The Miseries of Human Life, Or, the Last Groans of Timothy Testy and Samuel ... - Page 126
by James Beresford - 1807
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The Evergreen, Volume 1

New York (N.Y.) - 1840 - 818 pages
...of the Circuating Library, where nothing circulates — but the Catalogue. Catching a glimpse, at a corner of a street, of your oldest and dearest friends,...character oblige you, after ' snatching a fearful joy,' to ear yourself away. Wandering fr«m one shop to another in search of a book, .nd finding twenty copies...
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Living Thoughts in Words that Burn, from Poet, Sage and Humorist

Charles F. Beezley - Literature - 1891 - 436 pages
...the circulating library, where nothing circulates — but the cat. alogue! Catching a glimpse, at a corner of a street, of your oldest and dearest friends, Punch and his party, all in full squeak and veuille; from whom, however, the cruel decorums of age and character oblige you, aoei " snatching a...
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The Library of Choice Literature and Encyclopædia of Universal Authorship ...

Ainsworth Rand Spofford, Charles Gibbon - Literature - 1893 - 462 pages
...the circulating library, where nothing circulates' — but the catalogue ! ' Catching a glimpse, at a corner of a street, of your oldest and dearest friends,...whom, however, the cruel decorums of age and character obi ige you, after "snatching a fearful joy," to tear yourself away. Wandering from one shop to another...
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