 | Francis Grose - England - 1782 - 370 pages
...fed with so ungodly gains, and so deeply shameth his natural country. I know " says he" a merchantman (which shall at this time be nameless) that bought...shame it is to be spoken ! This stuff hath he occupied instead of grey paper, by the space of more than these ten years, and yet he hath store enough for... | |
 | History - 1803 - 598 pages
...with so ungodly gains, and 1 so deeply shameth his natural country. I know (says he) 'a merchantman (which shall at this time be nameless) that bought...shame it is to be spoken ! This stuff hath he occupied instead of grey-paper, by the space of more than these tea years, and yet he hath store enough for... | |
 | Dennis Taaffe - Ireland - 1810 - 590 pages
...institution, gives this lamentable account of what he himself was an eyewitness to, " I know a merchant, who shall at this time be nameless, that bought the contents of two noble libraries for forty shillings a-piece; a shame it is to be spoken. This stuff has been occupied instead of grey-paper by the space... | |
 | Thomas Frognall Dibdin - Bibliographical literature - 1811 - 828 pages
...cursed is that belly which seeketh to be fed with such ungodly gains, and shaincth his Datural country. I know a merchant man, which shall at this time be...spoken ! This stuff hath he occupied in the stead of grey paper, by the space of more than ten years, and yet he hath store enough for as many years to... | |
 | Thomas Frognall Dibdin - Bibliographical literature - 1811 - 844 pages
...cursed is that belly which seeketh to be fed with such ungodly gains, and shanicth his natural country. I know a merchant man, which shall at this time be...bought the contents of two noble libraries for forty shillin price; a shame it is to be spoken ! This stuff hath he occupied in the stea of grey paper,... | |
 | 1812 - 532 pages
...the belly which seeketh to be fed with so ungodly gains, and so deeply shameth his native country. I know a merchant man (which shall at this time be...shame it is to be spoken. This stuff hath he occupied instead of gray paper by the space of more than these ten years, and yet hath hestore enoutrh for as... | |
 | Charles Butler - Catholics - 1819 - 476 pages
...sea to the book -binders, " not in small numbers, but at times in ships. I " know a merchant, (who shall, at this time, be " nameless), that bought the...shillings price. A shame it " is to be spoken. This stuff has been occupied " instead of grey paper. I judge this to be true, " — and utter it with heaviness,... | |
 | Charles Butler - Church and state - 1822 - 540 pages
...sea to the book" binders, not in small numbers, but, at times, in " ships. I know a merchant, (who shall, at this " time, be nameless), that bought the...shillings price. A " shame it is to be spoken! This stuff has been " occupied instead of grey paper. I judge this to " be true,—and utter it with heaviness,—that... | |
 | Charles Butler - Church and state - 1822 - 600 pages
...Declaration upon Leland's Journal, ann. 1549. Fuller's Church History, book vi. p. 333. VOL. I. P a time, be nameless), that bought the contents of "...shillings price. A " shame it is to be spoken ! This stuff has been " occupied instead of grey paper. I judge this to "be true,'— and utter it with heaviness,... | |
 | Encyclopedias and dictionaries - 1823 - 876 pages
...detestable a fact. I know a merchant that bought the contents of two noble libraries for 403. priée ; a shame it is to be spoken ! This stuff hath he occupied instead of gray paper, by the space of more than these ten years, and yrt be hath store enough for... | |
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I know a merchant man, which shall at this time be nameless, that bought the contents of two noble libraries for forty shillings price, a shame it is to be spoken. 
