 | James Boswell - Hebrides (Scotland) - 1786 - 552 pages
...still more mortifying, the book seemed to sink into oblivion. Mr. Millar told me,' he continues, ' that in a twelvemonth he sold only forty-five copies of it. ... I was, I confess, discouraged, and had not the war at that time been breaking out between France and... | |
 | Johann Georg Zimmermann - Loneliness - 1808 - 430 pages
...their fury were over, what was still more mortifying, the book seemed to sink into oblivion. Mr. Millar told me, that in a twelvemonth he sold only .forty-five copies of it. 1 scarcely, indeed, heard 230 OF THE MOTIVES of one man in the three kingdoms, considerable for rank... | |
 | Johann Georg Zimmermann - Loneliness - 1813 - 478 pages
...fury were over, what was still more mortifying, the hook seemed to sink into ohlivinn. Mr. IMillar told me, that in a twelvemonth he sold only forty-five...scarcely, indeed, heard of one man in the three kingdoms, considerahle for rank or letters, that could endure the. hook. I must only except the primate of England,... | |
 | English literature - 1821 - 676 pages
...to every capacity, I expected proportional applause. But miserable was my disappointment. Mr Millar told me that in a twelvemonth he sold only fortyfive copies of it." This was the reception of the best volume of the best history of modern times, and at the time when... | |
 | William Goodhugh - Best books - 1827 - 402 pages
...fury were over, what was btill more mortify ing, the book seemed to sink into oblivion. Mr. Millar told me, that in a twelvemonth, he sold only forty-five copies of it. I scarce!}', indeed, heard of one man in the three kingdoms, considerable for rank or letters, that could... | |
 | Philip Henry Stanhope (5th earl.) - 1836 - 574 pages
...forty-five copies of it. " I scarcely indeed," says Hume, " heard of one man in the three king" doms considerable for rank or letters that could " endure the book. I must only except the Pri" mate of England, Dr. Herring, and the Primate of " Ireland, Dr. Stone, which seem two odd excep"... | |
 | Biography - 1836 - 506 pages
...sanguine as to its success, relates that " on the publication of the first volume, he scarcely knew a man in the three kingdoms, considerable for rank. or letters, that could endure the book." After a sale of less than fifty copies in the first year, the work seemed fast sinking into oblivion.... | |
 | Englishmen - 1837 - 530 pages
...their fury were over, what was still more mortifying, the book seemed to sink into oblivion. Mr Millar told me, that in a twelvemonth he sold only forty-five...considerable for rank or letters, that could endure the book. 1 must only except the primate of England, Dr Herring, and the primate of Ireland, Dr Stone, which... | |
 | Biography - 1838 - 604 pages
...sanguine as to its success, relates that " on the publication of the first volume, he scarcely knew a man in the three kingdoms, considerable for rank or letters, that could endure the book." After a sale of less than fifty copies in the first year, the work seemed fast sinking into oblivion.... | |
 | Henry Malden - 1838 - 528 pages
...sanguine as to its success, relates that " on the publication of the first volume, he scarcely knew a man in the three kingdoms, considerable for rank or letters, that could endure the book." After a sale of less than fifty copies in the first year, the work seemed fast sinking into oblivion.... | |
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Mr. Millar told me that in a twelvemonth he sold only forty-five copies of it. I scarcely, indeed, heard of one man in the three kingdoms, considerable for rank or letters, that could endure the book. 
