 | John Timbs - 1868 - 902 pagine
...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...(in latter days) either in tavern or coffee-house. But now this emporium has vanished, and the trade contracted into the hands of two or three persons."... | |
 | John Timbs - 1868 - 896 pagine
...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...themselves were knowing and conversible men, with WDTB, for the sake of bookish knowledge, the greatest wits were pleased to converse ; and we may jud)re... | |
 | Perry and co, ltd - 1876 - 1022 pagine
...market. This drew 1o the place a mighty trade, the rather because the shops were spacious and the learned gladly resorted to them, where they seldom failed...; and the booksellers themselves were knowing and conversable men, with whom, for the sake of bookish knowledge, the greatest wits were pleased to converse... | |
 | Thomas Grognall Didbin - 1876 - 750 pagine
...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...conversation. And the booksellers themselves were knowing and convcrsible men, with whom, for the sake of bookish knowledge, the greatest wits were pleased to converse.... | |
 | 1892 - 550 pagine
...continues, '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...conversation ; and the booksellers themselves were known and conversible men, with whom, for the sake of bookish knowledge, the greatest wits were pleased... | |
 | George Walter Thornbury - 1881 - 606 pagine
...failed to meet with agreeable conversation. And the booksellers themselves were knowing and conversable men, with whom, for the sake of bookish knowledge, the greatest wits were pleased to conTerse. And we may judge the time as well spent there as (in latter days) either in tavern or coffeehouse... | |
 | Thomas Sergeant Perry - 1883 - 500 pagine
...condition of booksellers in 1666 and 1683. At the earlier time, "the shops were spacious and the learned gladly resorted to them, where they seldom failed...knowledge, the greatest Wits were pleased to converse. . . . But now this Emporium is vanished and the Trade contracted into the Hands of two or three Persons,... | |
 | Thomas Sergeant Perry - 1883 - 498 pagine
...condition of booksellers in 1666 and 1683. At the earlier time, " the shops were spacious and the learned gladly resorted to them, where they seldom failed...knowledge, the greatest Wits were pleased to converse. . . . But now this Emporium is vanished and the Trade contracted into the Hands of two or three Persons,... | |
 | Halkett Lord, Richard Halkett - 1886 - 432 pagine
...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...conversation. And the booksellers themselves were knowing and conversable men. with whom, for the sake of bookish knowledge, the greatest wits were pleased to converse.... | |
 | Henry Benjamin Wheatley - 1891 - 640 pagine
...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...(in latter days) either in tavern or coffee-house. But now this emporium has vanished, and the trade contracted into the hands of two or three persons.... | |
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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 to meet with agreeable conversation ; and the booksellers themselves were knowing and conversible men,... 
