...saving of a few idle ducats, and think tliat I am fallen into the society of lenders and little men. To one like Elia, whose treasures are rather cased in...more formidable than that which I have touched upon; 1 mean your borrowers of books — those mutilators of collections, spoilers of the symmetry of shelves,...

...saving of a few idle ducats, and think that I am fallen into the society of lenders and little men. To one like Elia, whose treasures are rather cased in leather covers than closed in iron coflers, there is a class of alienators more formidable than that which I have touched upon; I mean...

...saving of a few idle ducats, and think that I am fallen into the society of lenders and little men. To one like Elia, whose treasures are rather cased in...foul gap in the bottom shelf facing you, like a great eye tooth knocked out — (you are now with me in my little back study in Bloomsbury, reader !) with...

...saving of a few idle dncats, and think that I am fallen into the society of lendera, and Hi/In men. To one like Elia, whose treasures are rather cased in...which I have touched upon ; I mean your borrowers of hooks — those mutilators of collections, spoilers of the symmetry of shelves, and creators of odd...

...remember, reader, in one of LAMB'S essays, his objurgatory remonstrance against book-borrowers ; ' those mutilators of collections, spoilers of the symmetry of shelves, and creators of odd volumes ;' but he makes one exception : ' Reader,' he says, ' if haply thou art blessed with a moderate collection,...

...remember, reader, in one of LAMB'S essaye, hie objurgatory remonstrance against book -borrow ors ; ' thoee mutilators of collections, spoilers of the symmetry of shelves, and creators of odd volumes;' but he makes one exception: * Reader,* he says, * if haply thou art blessed with a moderate collection,...

...saving of a few idle ducats, and think that I am fallen into the society of lenders and little men. To one like Elia, whose treasures are rather cased in...foul gap in the bottom shelf facing you, like a great eye tooth knocked out — (you are now with me in my little back study in Bloomsbury, reader !) with...

...saving of a few idle ducats, and think that I am fallen into* the society of lenders and little men* To one like Elia, whose treasures are rather cased in...touched upon ; I mean your borrowers of books — those mutila tors of collections, spoilers of the symmetry of shelves, and creators of odd volumes. There...

...saving of a few idle ducats, and think that I am fallen into the society of lenders, and little men. To one like Elia, whose treasures are rather cased in...and creators of odd volumes. There is Comberbatch, matcGless in his depredations ! That foul gap in the bottom shelf facing you, like a great eye-tooth...

...saving of a few idle ducats, and think that I am fallen into the society of lenders, and little men. To one like Elia, whose treasures are rather cased in...of shelves, and creators of odd volumes. There is Comberbntch, matchless in his depredations! That foul gap in the bottom shelf facing you, like a great...