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The Streets of London: With Anecdotes of Their More Celebrated Residents - Page 92
by John Thomas Smith - 1849 - 444 pages
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A Selection of Curious Articles from the Gentleman's Magazine, Volume 4

John Walker - Gentleman's magazine (London, England) - 1811 - 638 pages
...a plentiful emporium of learned authors; and men went thither as to a market This drew to the place a mighty trade, the rather because the shops were...Knowledge, the greatest wits were pleased to converse; and we may judge the time as well spent there, as (in latter days) either in taverns or coffee-houses,...
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A Selection of Curious Articles from the Gentleman's Magazine, Volume 4

1811 - 644 pages
...men went ihither as to a market. This drew to the place a mighty trade, the rather because the%hops were spacious, and the learned gladly resorted to...knowledge, the greatest wits were pleased to converse; and we may judge the time as well spent there, as (in latter days) either in taverns or coffee-houses,...
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Bibliomania, Or, Book Madness ; a Bibliographical Romance, in Six ..., Volume 1

Thomas Frognall Dibdin - Bibliographical literature - 1811 - 828 pages
...it contained. And yet how whimsical, and, in my humble opinion, ill-founded, was Dr. North's taste to them, where they seldom failed to meet with agreeable...knowledge, the greatest wits were pleased to converse. And we may judge the time as well spent there, a* (in latter days) cither in tavern or coffee-boose...
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The Gentleman's Magazine, Volume 81, Part 1; Volume 109

Early English newspapers - 1811 - 750 pages
...Little Britain wa« a plentiful and perpetual emporium of learned Authors, and men went thither .is to a market. This drew a mighty trade, the rather...them, where they seldom failed to meet with agreeable 1811.] ' Review of New Publications* agreeable conversation ; and ihe Bookseller* themselves were knowing...
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The Gentleman's Magazine, Volume 81, Part 1; Volume 109

Early English newspapers - 1811 - 768 pages
...perpetual emporium of learned Authors, and men went thither as to a market. This drew a mighty tradr, the rather because the shops were spacious, and the...them, where they seldom failed to meet with agreeable agreeable conversation ; and the Booksellers themselves were knowing and conversable men, with wlvm,...
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Bibliomania: Or Book Madness ; a Bibliographical Romance, in Six ..., Volume 1

Thomas Frognall Dibdin - Bibliographical literature - 1811 - 844 pages
...perpetual emporium of learned authors ; and men went thither as to a market This drew to the place a mighty trade ; the rather because the shops were spacious, and the learned gladly retorted t* power, by means of the potent talisman which this learned Doctor exercised — for the...
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Literary Anecdotes of the Eighteenth Century;: Comprizing ..., Volume 1

John Nichols - Authors, English - 1812 - 748 pages
...learned emporium of learned authors ; and men went thither as to a market. Tliis drew to the place a mighty trade, the rather because the shops were...; and the Booksellers themselves were knowing and convertible men, with whom, for the sake of bookish knowledge, the greatest wits were pleased to converse...
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Literary Anecdotes of the Eighteenth Century: Comprizing ..., Volume 1

John Nichols, Samuel Bentley - Authors, English - 1812 - 764 pages
...and learned emporium of learned authors ; and men went thither as to a market. ThU drew to the place a mighty trade, the rather because the shops were...resorted to them, where they seldom failed to meet v.ith agreeable conversation ; and the Booksellers themselves were knowing and convertible men, with...
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Literary Anecdotes of the Eighteenth Century: Typographical anecdotes of Mr ...

John Nichols - Authors, English - 1812 - 746 pages
...learned emporium of learned authors ; and men went thillter as to a market. This drew to the place a mighty trade, the rather because the shops were spacious, and the Learned gladly resorted to thorn, where they seldom failed to meet with agreeable conversation ; and the Booksellers themselves...
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Literary Anecdotes of the Eighteenth Century: Comprizing Biographical ...

John Nichols, Samuel Bentley - Authors, English - 1812 - 748 pages
...and learned emporium of learned authors , and men went thither as to a market. This drew to the place a mighty trade, the rather because the shops were spacious, and the Learned gladly resorted lo them, where they seldour failed to meet with agreeable conversation ; and the Booksellers themselves...
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