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" This person was no other than the philanthropic bookseller in St. Paul's Churchyard, who has written so many little books for children : he called himself their friend; but he was the friend of all mankind. He was no sooner alighted, but he was in haste... "
Shadows of the Old Booksellers - Page 215
by Charles Knight - 1865 - 320 pages
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The Vicar of Wakefield: A Tale by Oliver Goldsmith

Oliver Goldsmith - 1847 - 376 pages
...than the philanthropic bookseller '.) in St. Paul's Church-yard, who has written s6 many little b6oks for children; he called himself their friend: but...mankind. He was no sooner alighted , but he was in baste to be gone, for be was ever 6n business 6f the utmost importance, and was at that time actually...
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The Miscellaneous Works of Oliver Goldsmith: With an Account of His Life and ...

Oliver Goldsmith - 1847 - 558 pages
...refreshment. This person was no other than the philanthropic bookseller in St. P&al's Church-yard, who has low. O, sir, you're facetious. Tony. Then keeping to the right, you are to ; hut he was the friend of all mankind. He was no sooner alighted, but he was in haste to be gone ;...
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The Churchman's companion, Volume 7

1850 - 716 pages
...nursery books, a kind, intelligent man, whom Goldsmith calls the philanthropic bookseller, who has written so many little books for children ; he called himself their friend j but he was the friend of all mankind. He endeavoured to eke out his scanty resources by medical practice,...
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The Life and Adventures of Oliver Goldsmith: A Biography in Four Books, Part 2

John Forster - 1848 - 1294 pages
...philanthropic bookseller in the Vicar of Wakefield, the good-natured man with the red-pimpled face, who had no sooner alighted but he was in haste to be gone,...actually compiling materials for the ' history of Mr. Thomas Trip.' But not on Mr. Thomas Trip's affairs had the child-loving publisher now ventured...
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The Life and Adventures of Oliver Goldsmith: A Biography in Four Books, Volume 1

John Forster - 1848 - 734 pages
...Mr. John Newbery's connection with the book, that he is himself niched into it. He is introduced as the philanthropic bookseller in St. Paul's Churchyard,...their ' friend, but he was the friend of all mankind ') ; and as having published for the Vicar against the Deuterogamists of the age. So let him continue...
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Life and Adventures of Oliver Goldsmith

Joachim Fernau - 1848 - 736 pages
...Mr. John Newbery's connection with the book, that he is himself niched into it. He is introduced as the philanthropic bookseller in St. Paul's Churchyard,...their ' friend, but he was the friend of all mankind ') ; and as having published for the Vicar against the Deuterogamists of the age. So let him continue...
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The life and adventures of Oliver Goldsmith

John Forster - 1848 - 740 pages
...Mr. John Newbery's connection with the book, that he is himself niched into it. He is introduced as the philanthropic bookseller in St. Paul's Churchyard,...their ' friend, but he was the friend of all mankind ') ; and as having published for the Vicar against the Deuterogamists of the age. So let him continue...
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Works, Volume 7

Washington Irving - 1849 - 1154 pages
...person was no other than the philanthropic bookseller in. St. Paul's Churchyard, who has written so mam* little books for children ; he called himself their...mankind. He was no sooner alighted but he was in haste to bo gone ; for he was ever on business of importance, and was at that time actually compiling materials...
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The Vicar of Wakefield: A Tale

Oliver Goldsmith - 1850 - 298 pages
...refreshment. This person was no other than the philanthropic bookseller hi St. Paul's Church-yard, who has written so many little books for children ; he called...business of the utmost importance, and was at that tune actually compiling materials for the history of one Mr. Thomas Trip. I immediately recollected...
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Notes and Queries

1879 - 566 pages
...Primrose was helped in his hour of need by "the philanthropic bookseller in St. Paul's Churchyard, who has written so many little books for children ; he called himself their friend, hut he was the friend of all mankind." CH. ELKIN MATHXWS. 7, Hamilton Road, N. There is a notice of...
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