 Britain was a plentiful and perpetual emporium of learned authors ; and men went thither as to a market. This drew to the place a mighty trade ; the rather because the shops were spacious, and the learned gladly resorted to them, where they seldom failed...  The Monthly Magazine - Page 721796Full view - About this book
 | 1780 - 688 pages
...the middle of the lift century, a plentiful and learned emporium of learned auth"i7 ; and men wtnt thither as to a market. This drew to the place a mighty trade, the rather becaufe the (hops were fpacions, and tl-.j learned gladly reforted to them, where th-y leldom failed... | |
 | Roger North - 1744 - 368 pages
...Time and ours. Then Litt Britain was a plentiful and perpetual Emporium of learned Authors; Trade, and Men went thither as to a Market. This drew to the Place a mighty Trade ; the rather becaufe the Shops were fpacious, and the learned gladly reforted to them, where they feldom failed... | |
 | Thomas Frognall Dibdin - 1811 - 844 pages
...trade of books, between that time and ours. Then, Little Britain was a plentiful and perpetual emporium of learned authors ; and men went thither as to a...This drew to the place a mighty trade ; the rather because the shops were spacious, and the learned gladly retorted t* power, by means of the potent talisman... | |
 | John Walker - 1811 - 646 pages
...had no small loss of him, Little Britain was, in the middle of the last century, a plentiful emporium of learned authors; and men went thither as to a market....This drew to the place a mighty trade, the rather because the shops were spacious, and the learned gladly resorted to them, where they seldom failed... | |
 | 1811 - 644 pages
...was, in the middle of the last century, a plentiful emporium of learned authors; and men went ihither as to a market. This drew to the place a mighty trade, the rather because the%hops were spacious, and the learned gladly resorted to them, where they seldom failed to... | |
 | 1811 - 768 pages
...booksellers in the reign of Charles II. cays. ' Little Britain was a plentiful and perpetual emporium of learned Authors, and men went thither as to a market. This drew a mighty tradr, the rather because the shops were spacious, and the learned gladly resorted to them,... | |
 | John Nichols, Samuel Bentley - 1812 - 748 pages
...of him. — Little Britain was, in the middle of the last century, a plentiful and learned emporium of learned authors , and men went thither as to a...This drew to the place a mighty trade, the rather because the shops were spacious, and the Learned gladly resorted lo them, where they seldour failed... | |
 | John Nichols, Samuel Bentley - 1812 - 758 pages
...the middle of the last century, a plentiful and learned emporium of learned authors ; and men weut thither as to a market. This drew to the place a mighty trade, the rather because the shops were spacious, and the Learned gladly ve.sorti-d to them, where they seldom failed... | |
 | John Nichols - 1812 - 746 pages
...middle of the last century, a plentiful and learned emporium of learned authors ; and men went thillter as to a market. This drew to the place a mighty trade, the rather because the shops were spacious, and the Learned gladly resorted to thorn, where they seldom failed... | |
 | 1813 - 670 pages
...century ago. ' Little Britain was, in the middle of the last century, a plentiful and learned emporium of learned authors ; and men went thither as to a...This drew to the place a mighty trade, the rather because the shops were spacious, tind the Learned gladly resorted to them, where they seldom failed... | |
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