 | John Nichols - Authors, English - 1812 - 844 pages
...when, mischievously bent to tiy his judgment, I slept into my closet, tore off the top of Mr. Caslon's specimen, and produced it to him as yours brought with me from Birmingham, saying, " I had been of his types; but received for answer, " That the French, reduced by the war of 1756, were so far from... | |
 | John Nichols - Authors, English - 1812 - 782 pages
...when, mischievously bent to try his judgment, I stept into my closet, tore oft' the top of Mr. Caslon's specimen, and produced it to him as yours brought with me from Birmingham, saying, " 1 had been csaof his types; but received for answer, " That the French, reduced by the war of 1756,... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1818 - 542 pages
...closet, tore off the top of Mr. Caslou's ' specimen, and produced it to him as yours, brought \\ith me from Birmingham, saying I had been examining it...readily undertook it, and went over the several founts, showing me everywhere what he thought instances of that disproportion ; and declared, that he could... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - Statesmen - 1833 - 490 pages
...mischievously bent to try his judgment, I stepped into my closet, tore off the top of Mr. Caslon's* specimen, and produced it to him as yours, brought...examining it since he spoke to me, and could not for my severance he overcame all obstacles, and in 1756 published an edition of Virgil in quarto, which was... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - United States - 1834 - 682 pages
...mischievously bent to try his judgment, I stepped into my closet, tore off the top of Mr. Caslon's specimen, and produced it to him as yours, brought...saying, I had been examining it, since he spoke to me, am! could not for my life perceive the disprcipirtion he mentioned, desiring him to point it out to... | |
 | William West - Booksellers and bookselling - 1837 - 236 pages
...when mischievously bant to try his judgment, I slept into my closet, tore off the top of Mr. Caslon's specimen, and produced it to him as yours, brought...disproportion he mentioned, desiring him to point out to me." He readily undertook it, and went over the several founts, shewing me every where what... | |
 | William West - 1837 - 256 pages
...produced it to hioi as yours, ^ brought with me from Birmingham, saying, " I had been ex-* amining it since he spoke to me, and could not for my life...disproportion he mentioned, desiring him to point out to me." He readily "undertook it, and went over the several founts, shewing me every where what... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1840 - 604 pages
...mischievously bent to try his judgment, I stepped into my closet, tore off the top of Mr. Caslon's specimen, and produced it to him as yours, brought...readily undertook it, and went over the several founts, showing me everywhere what he to the last degree provoking, that I cannot get even bread by it? I must... | |
 | Ireland - 1858 - 1930 pages
...produced it to him as jours, brought with me from Birmingham, saying, " 1 had been examining it since be spoke to me, and could not for my life perceive the...out to me." He readily undertook it, and went over tbe several founts, shewing me (vtrvnhere what he thought instances of that disproportion, and declared,... | |
 | Ireland - 1858 - 906 pages
...when mischievously bent to try his jndgnie.pt, I steptinto my closet, tore off the top of Mr. Caslon's specimen, and produced it to him as yours, brought with me from Birmingham, saving, " 1 had been examining it since he spoke to me, and could not for my life perceive the disproportion... | |
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Yesterday he called to visit me, when, mischievously bent to try his judgment, I stepped into my closet, tore off the top of Mr. Caslon's specimen, and produced it to him as yours, brought with me from Birmingham ; saying, I had been examining it, since... 
