| Charles Lamb - 1835 - 440 Seiten
...saving of a few idle ducats, and think that I am fallen into the society of lenders, and little men. To one like Elia, whose treasures are rather cased...and creators of odd volumes. There is Comberbatch, matchless in his depredations ! That foul gap in the bottom shelf facing you, like a great eyetooth... | |
| 1835 - 430 Seiten
...saving of a few idle ducats, and think tliat I am fallen into the society of lenders and little men. To one like Elia, whose treasures are rather cased...more formidable than that which I have touched upon; 1 mean your borrowers of books — those mutilators of collections, spoilers of the symmetry of shelves,... | |
| 1835 - 432 Seiten
...saving of a few idle ducats, and think that I am fallen into the society of lenders and little men. To one like Elia, whose treasures are rather cased in leather covers than closed in iron coflers, there is a class of alienators more formidable than that which I have touched upon; I mean... | |
| Charles Lamb - 1836 - 362 Seiten
...saving of a few idle ducats, and think that I am fallen into the society of lenders, and little men. To one like Elia, whose treasures are rather cased...and creators of odd volumes. There is Comberbatch, matchless in his depredations ! That foul gap in the bottom shelf facing you, like a great eye-tooth... | |
| Charles Lamb, Thomas Noon Talfourd - 1838 - 486 Seiten
...saving of a few idle ducats, and think that I am fallen into the society of lenders and little men. To one like Elia, whose treasures are rather cased...and creators of odd volumes. There is Comberbatch, matchless in his depredations. That foul gap in the bottom shelf facing you, like a great eye tooth... | |
| Charles Lamb - 1840 - 304 Seiten
...saving of a few idle dncats, and think that I am fallen into the society of lendera, and Hi/In men. To one like Elia, whose treasures are rather cased...which I have touched upon ; I mean your borrowers of hooks — those mutilators of collections, spoilers of the symmetry of shelves, and creators of odd... | |
| Charles Lamb - 1845 - 396 Seiten
...saving of a few idle ducats, and think that I am fallen into the society of lenders, and little men. To one like Elia, whose treasures are rather cased...and creators of odd volumes. There is Comberbatch, matchless in his depredations ! That foul gap in the bottom shelf facing you, like a great eyetooth... | |
| 1848 - 580 Seiten
...remember, reader, in one of LAMB'S essays, his objurgatory remonstrance against book-borrowers ; ' those mutilators of collections, spoilers of the symmetry of shelves, and creators of odd volumes ;' but he makes one exception : ' Reader,' he says, ' if haply thou art blessed with a moderate collection,... | |
| 1848 - 616 Seiten
...remember, reader, in one of LAMB'S essaye, hie objurgatory remonstrance against book -borrow ors ; ' thoee mutilators of collections, spoilers of the symmetry of shelves, and creators of odd volumes;' but he makes one exception: * Reader,* he says, * if haply thou art blessed with a moderate collection,... | |
| Charles Lamb - 1850 - 406 Seiten
...alienators more formidable than that which I have touched upon ; I mean your borrowers of looks — those mutilators of collections, spoilers of the symmetry...and creators of odd volumes. There is Comberbatch, matchless in his depredations ! That foul gap in the bottom shelf facing you, like a great eye-tooth... | |
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