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Page 174
... edition indeed sunk afterwards so low , that 140 copies were sold at 16s . each . On this undertaking , to which Pope was induced by a reward of 217l . 125. , he seems never to have reflected afterwards without vexation ; for Theobald ...
... edition indeed sunk afterwards so low , that 140 copies were sold at 16s . each . On this undertaking , to which Pope was induced by a reward of 217l . 125. , he seems never to have reflected afterwards without vexation ; for Theobald ...
Page 179
... edition in octavo returned for distinction to the owl again . Hence arose a great contest of booksellers against booksellers , and advertisements against advertisements ; some recommending the edition of the owl , and others the edition ...
... edition in octavo returned for distinction to the owl again . Hence arose a great contest of booksellers against booksellers , and advertisements against advertisements ; some recommending the edition of the owl , and others the edition ...
Page 380
... edition of them in 1767 , a third edition in 1768 , and the conclusion in 1771 . Andrew Reid , a man not without considerable abilities , and not unacquainted with letters or with life , undertook to persuade Lyttelton , as he had ...
... edition of them in 1767 , a third edition in 1768 , and the conclusion in 1771 . Andrew Reid , a man not without considerable abilities , and not unacquainted with letters or with life , undertook to persuade Lyttelton , as he had ...
Contents
WILLIAM CONGREVE 1670172829 | 29 |
JOHN GAY 16881732 | 35 |
THOMAS YALDEN 16711736 | 53 |
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