 Chapter coffee-house, which is frequented by those encouragers of literature, and (as they are styled by an eminent critic) 'not the worst judges of merit, the booksellers.' The conversation here naturally turns upon the newest publications; but their...  Select British Classics - Page 311803Full view - About this book
 | Alexander Chalmers - English essays - 1807 - 300 pages
...booksellers." The conversation here naturally turns upon the newest publications ; but their criticisms are somewhat singular. When they say a good book,...is best, which sells most ; and if the demand for Queries should be greater than for Pope, he would have the highest place on the rubricpost. There are... | |
 | James Ferguson - English essays - 1823 - 422 pages
...booksellers.' The conversation here naturally turns upon the newest publications; but their criticisms are somewhat singular. When they say a good book,...be greater than for Pope, he would have the highest place on the rubric-post. There are also many parts of every work liable to their remarks, which fall... | |
 | English essays - 1823 - 452 pages
...booksellers.' The conversation here naturally turns upon the newest publications ; but their criticisms are somewhat singular. When they say a good book,...demand for Quarles should be greater than for Pope, be would have the highest place on the rubric-post. There are also many parts of every work liable... | |
 | British essayists - 1823 - 854 pages
...booksellers.' The conversation here naturally turns upon the newest publications ; but their criticisms are somewhat singular. When they say a good book,...phrase of the Conger is best, which sells most ; and it'the demand for Quarles should be greater than for Pope, he would have the highest place on the rubric-post.... | |
 | 1851 - 778 pages
...booksellers. The conversation here naturally turns upon the newest publications ; but their criticisms are somewhat singular. When they say a good book,...but the quick and extensive sale of it. That book is best which sells most ; and if the demand for Quarles should be greater than for Pope, he would... | |
 | University magazine - 1851 - 796 pages
...booksellers. The conversation here naturally turns upon the newest publications ยก but their criticisms are somewhat singular. When they say a good book,...but the quick and extensive sale of it. That book is best which sells most ; and if the demand for Quarles should be greater than for Pope, he would... | |
 | David Masson - Biography & Autobiography - 1856 - 494 pages
...booksellers. The conversation here naturally turns upon the newest publications ; but their criticisms are somewhat singular. When they say a good book,...but the quick and extensive sale of it. That book is best which sells most; and if the demand for Quarles should be greater than for Pope, he would have... | |
 | David Masson - Biography & Autobiography - 1856 - 528 pages
...booksellers. The conversation here naturally turns upon the newest publications ; but their criticisms are somewhat singular. When they say a good book,...but the quick and extensive sale of it. That book is best which sells most; and if the demand for Quarles should be greater than for Pope, he would have... | |
 | William Makepeace Thackeray - Electronic journals - 1887 - 680 pages
...the booksellers. The conversation naturally turns upon the newest publications, but their criticisms are somewhat singular. When they say a good book, they do not mean to praise the ^tyle or sentiment, but the quick and extensive sale of it.' Poor Chatterton used to haunt the place,... | |
 | William Harvey - London (England) - 1864 - 412 pages
...booksellers. Their conversation naturally turns upon the newest publications; but their criticisms are somewhat singular. When they say ' a good book,'...but the quick and extensive sale of it. That book is best which sells most, and if the demand for Quarles should be greater than for Pope, he would have... | |
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