 ... was a book they always kept by them; and the king said he had one copy of it at Kew, and another in town, and immediately went and took it down from a shelf. I found it was the second edition. 'I never stole a book but one,' said his Majesty, ' and...  The Edinburgh Review: Or Critical Journal - Page 1761807Full view - About this book
 | James Beattie - 1831 - 340 pages
...' I never stole a book but one,' said his Majesty, ' and that was yours (speaking to me) ; I stole it from the Queen, to give it to Lord Hertford to read.' He had heard that the sale of Hume's ' Essays' had failed, since my book was published ; and I told him what Mr. Strahan... | |
 | 1832 - 592 pages
...and another in town. ' I never stole a book but one,' said his majesty, 'and that was yours; I stole it from the queen, to give it to Lord Hertford to read.' He had heard that the sale of Hume's Essays had fallen since the publication of my work. He asked me when the second part... | |
 | Mrs. A. T. Thomson, Philip Wharton - 1860 - 532 pages
...queen. " I never stole a took but one," said the kind-hearted monarch, " and that was yours ; I stole it from the queen to give it to Lord Hertford to read." Then his majesty, entering into conversation, said he could not believe " that any thinking man could... | |
 | John Heneage Jesse - 1867 - 578 pages
...I never stole a book but once,' said his Majesty, ' and that was yours'—speaking to me. ' I stole it from the Queen, to give it to Lord Hertford to read.' He had heard that the sale of Hume's Essavs had failed since j my book was published, and I told him what Mr. Strahan had... | |
 | 1867 - 752 pages
...book but one," faid his Majelly, " and that was yours ; (fpeaking to roc) I dole it irom the Que;n, to give it to Lord Hertford to read." He had heard that the fale of " Hume'* Eflays" had failed, fince my book was publifhed ; and I told him what Mr. Strahan had told... | |
 | Mark Akenside - 1878 - 792 pages
...' I never stole a book but one,' said his Majesty, ' and that was yours (speaking to me) ; I stole it from the Queen, to give it to Lord Hertford to read.' He had heard that the sale of Hume's ' Essays ' had failed, since my book was published ; and I told him what Mr. Stratum... | |
 | John Cunningham - 1882 - 942 pages
...Majesty. " I never stole a book but one," said the king to the philosopher, " and that was yours : I stole it from the queen to give it to Lord Hertford to read." Dr Beattie's celebrity as him something more sub and compliments from r a year through his friend and... | |
 | Percy Fitzgerald - 1890 - 322 pages
...edition. 'I never stole a book but one,' said his Majesty, ' and that was yours (speaking to me) ; I stole it from the queen, to give it to Lord Hertford to read.' He had heard that the sale of ' Hume's Essays ' had failed since my book was published; and I told him what Mr. Strahan had... | |
 | Samuel Austin Allibone - 1899 - 1172 pages
...T never stole • book but once,' said his majesty, ' and that was yours,' speakIng to me. 'I stole It from the queen, to give It to Lord Hertford to read.' He had heard that the sale of Hume's Essays had failed since my hook was published; and I told him what Mr. Strahan had tnld... | |
 | John Heneage Jesse - 1901 - 506 pages
...never stole a book but once,' said his Majesty, 'and that was yours ' — speaking to me. ' I stole it from the queen, to give it to Lord Hertford to read.' He had heard that the sale of Hume's Essays had failed since my book was published, and I told him what Mr. Strahan had told... | |
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