| 1729 - 342 Seiten
...gfve the Virtue of a full Draught in a few Drops. Were all Books reduced thus to their QuintefTence, many a bulky Author would make his Appearance in a Penny Paper: There would be fcarce fuch a thing in Nature as a Folio : The Works of an Age would be contained on a few Shelves ; not to... | |
| 1753 - 378 Seiten
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| Joseph Robertson - 1785 - 198 Seiten
...colons are ufed by fome writers in one fentence. EXAMPLE. WERE all books reduced to their quintefTence, many a bulky author would make his appearance in a...would be fcarce any fuch thing in nature as a folio : thje works of an age would be contained on a few fhelves : not to mention millions of volumes, that... | |
| Joseph Robertson - 1785 - 206 Seiten
...colons are ufed by fome writers in one fentence. EXAMPLE. WERE all books reduced to their quinteflence, many a bulky author would make his appearance in a...there would be fcarce any fuch thing in nature as a foHo : the works of an age would be contained on a few fhelves : not to mention millions of volumes,... | |
| Robert Lowth - 1791 - 192 Seiten
...additional part making a more full and perfei^ Senfe, may be diftinguifhed by a Colon. • Example : «* Were all books reduced to their quinteffence, many...make his appearance in a penny paper: there would be fcarcc any fuch thing in nature as a folio: the works of an age would be contained on a few fhelves:... | |
| 1849 - 604 Seiten
...quintessence of books, and condense folios into pamphlets. ' Were all books thus reduced,' says Addison, ' many a bulky ' author would make his appearance in a penny paper. There ' would scarce be such a thing in nature as a folio ; the works ' of an age would be contained on a few shelves... | |
| John Dougall - 1810 - 554 Seiten
...be distinguished by a Colon.. Exaniple : : «*Wcno all books reduced to their quintessence, many a a bulky author would make his appearance in a penny paper: there would be scarce any such thing in nature as a folio : the. 'works o£ an age would be contained on a few shelves... | |
| Spectator The - 1811 - 802 Seiten
...give the virtue of a full draught in a few drops. Were all books reduced thus to their quintessence, many a bulky author would make his appearance in a penny paper. There would be scarce such a thing in nature as a folio; the works of an age would be contained on a few shelves ;... | |
| Joseph Addison, Richard Hurd - 1811 - 504 Seiten
...give the virtue of a full draught in a few drops. Were all books reduced thus to their quintessence, many a bulky author would make his appearance in a penny paper : there would be scarce such a thing in nature as a folio : the works of an age would be contained on a few shelves... | |
| Joseph Addison - 1811 - 508 Seiten
...give the virtue of a full draught in a few drops. Were all books reduced thus to their quintessence, many a bulky author would make his appearance in a penny paper: there would be scarce such a thing in nature as a folio : the works of an age would be contained on a few shelves... | |
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