 | Theodore Sedgwick - Business & Economics - 1838 - 218 pages
...executor, amused himself by appearing for a moment in the character of an auctioneer, and cried out, " We are not here to sell a parcel of vats and boilers, but the potentiality of getting rich beyond the dreams of avarice." The opposite thing it was the duty of an auctioneer to... | |
 | John Stevenson Bushnan - Burton upon Trent (England) - 1853 - 188 pages
...every vicissitude has resulted in some change for the better. Dr. Johnson said of Thrale's brewery, " We are not here to sell a parcel of vats and boilers, but for the potentiality of growing rich beyond the dreams of avarice." This might, almost a century ago,... | |
 | Henry Dunning Macleod - 1882 - 166 pages
...exciseman, and on being asked what he considered the Value of the Property to be disposed of, he answered, " We are not here to sell a parcel of vats and boilers,...Potentiality of growing rich beyond the dreams of avarice." The sum realised was, we are told, £130,000; and the latter phrase was merely Johnsonese for the goodwill... | |
 | Henry Dunning Macleod - Banks and banking - 1883 - 592 pages
...the Value of the property to be disposed of, he answered, " We are not here to sell a parcel of Tats and boilers, but the Potentiality of growing rich beyond the dreams of avarice." The sum realised was, we are told, £130,000, and the latter phrase was merely Johnsonese for the Goodwill... | |
 | Henry Dunning Macleod - Banks and banking - 1892 - 610 pages
...and on being asked what he considered the Value of the property to be disposed of, lie answered, " We are not here to sell a parcel of vats and boilers,...Potentiality of growing rich beyond the dreams of avarice." The sum realised was, we are told, £130,000, and the latter phrase was merely Johnsonese for the Goodwill... | |
 | Henry Dunning Macleod - Economics - 1896 - 724 pages
...what he really considered to be the value of the property which was to be disposed of, answered — ' We are not here to sell a parcel of vats and boilers,...Potentiality of growing rich beyond the dreams of avarice.' " This latter phrase was merely Johnsonese for the Goodwill of the business. The price realised was,... | |
 | Amelia Mott Gummere - Society of Friends - 1910 - 390 pages
...primitive simplicity." The Barclays, no doubt, in making the purchase, had faith in Dr. Johnson's remark, "we are not here to sell a parcel of vats and boilers,...potentiality of growing rich beyond the dreams of avarice." His client had literary tastes, and the Doctor said, "A mere man is a dull man ; a man who is solely... | |
 | Leopold Wagner - Bars (Drinking establishments) - 1921 - 230 pages
...about with an inkhorn and a pen in his buttonhole, like an Exciseman, made the memorable reply : " Sir, we are not here to sell a parcel of vats and...potentiality of growing rich beyond the dreams of avarice." An eager competition resulted in the brewery being purchased, on behalf of the original partners, whose... | |
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Johnson appeared bustling about, with an ink-horn and pen in his button-hole, like an exciseman, and on being asked what he really considered to be the value of the property which was to be disposed of, answered — ' We are not here to sell a parcel... 