 Strafford ; and after the first ebullitions of their fury were over, what was still more mortifying, the book seemed to sink into oblivion. Mr Millar told me, that in a twelvemonth he sold only forty-five copies of it. I scarcely, indeed, heard of one...  Shadows of the Old Booksellers - Page 202by Charles Knight - 1865 - 320 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Edmund Burke - 1794 - 610 pages
...one man in the three kingdoms, coniiderable for rank or letters, that could endure the book. I muil only except the primate of England, Dr. Herring, and the primate of Ireland, Dr. Stone, which feemed two odd exceptions. Thefe dignified prelates feparately fent me meflages not to be difconraged.... | |
 | 1767 - 572 pages
...one man in the three kingdoms, confidcrable for rank or letters, that could endure the book. I muft only except the primate of England, Dr. Herring, and the primate of Ireland, Dr. Stone, which feera two odd exceptions. Thefe dignified prelates feparately fent me raeffages not to be difcouraged.... | |
 | Ralph Griffiths, G. E. Griffiths - 1777 - 584 pages
...one man in. the three kingdoms, confiderable for rank or letters, that could endure the book. I mail only except the primate of England, Dr. Herring, and. the primate of Ireland, Dr. Stone, which feem two odd exceptions. Thefe dignified prelates feparately fcnt me meiTages not to be difcouraged.... | |
 | SEVERAL HANDS - 1777 - 590 pages
...one man in the three kingdoms, confiderable for rank or letters, that could endure the book. I mufl only except the primate of England, Dr. Herring, and the primate of Ireland, Dr. atone, which feem two odd exceptions. Thefe dignified prelates feparatoly fent me meflages not to be... | |
 | Edmund Burke - 1779 - 734 pages
...one man in the three kingdoms, confiderable for rank or letters, that could endure the book. I muft only except the primate of England, Dr. Herring, and the primate of Ireland, Dr. Stone, which feem two odd exceptions. Thefe dignified prelates feparately fent me mcffages not to be difcouraged.... | |
 | David Hume - 1789 - 452 pages
...one man in the three kingdoms, confiderable for rank or letters, that could endure the book. I rnuft only except the primate of England, Dr. Herring, and the primate of Ireland , Dr. Stone, which feem two odd exceptions. Thefe dignified prelates feparattly fent me meffages not to be difcouraged.... | |
 | David Hume - 1789 - 536 pages
...one man in the three kingdoms, confiderable for rank or IctterSj that could , endure the book. I muft only except the primate of England, Dr. Herring, and the primate of Ireland, Dr. Stone, which feem two odd exceptions. Thefe dignified prelates feparately font me meflages not to be difcouraged.... | |
 | 1777 - 750 pages
...one man in the three kingdoms, coniidcrable for rank or letters, that could endure the book. I muft only except the Primate of England, Dr Herring, and the Primate of Ireland, Dr Stone, which feem two odd exceptions. Thefe dignified prelates feparately fent me meflages nut to be difcouraged.... | |
 | 1794 - 614 pages
...one man in the three kingdoms, confiderable for rank or letters, that could endure the book. I muft only except the primate of England, Dr. Herring, and the primate of Ireland, Dr. Stone, which feemed two odd exceptions. Thefe dignified prelates feparately fent me meflages not to be difcouraged.... | |
 | 1805 - 608 pages
...in a twelvemonth he sold only forty-five copies of it. I scarcely, indeed, heard of one man in the three kingdoms, considerable for rank or letters,...Herring, and the primate of Ireland, Dr. Stone, which seemed two odd exceptions. These dignified prelates separately sent me messages not to be discouraged.... | |
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