The Obituary of Richard Smyth, Secondary of the Poultry Compter, London: Being a Catalogue of All Such Persons as He Knew in Their Life : Extending from A.D. 1627 to A.D. 1674Camden society, 1849 - 124 páginas |
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Página iv - The COUNCIL of the NAVY RECORDS SOCIETY wish it to be distinctly understood that they are not answerable for any opinions or observations that may appear in the Society's publications. For these the responsibility rests entirely with the Editors of the several works.
Página 37 - ... to recommend it. I am afraid that great numbers of those who admire the incomparable Hudibras, do it more on account of these doggerel rhymes than of the parts that really deserve admiration. I am sure I have heard the ' Pulpit, drum ecclesiastic, Was beat with fist, instead of a stick;* and ' There was an ancient sage philosopher Who had read Alexander Ross over,' more frequently quoted, than the finest pieces of wit in the whole poem.
Página vii - And while others were forming arms, and new-modelling kingdoms, his great ambition was to become master of a good BOOK. Hence arose, as that vast number of his books, so the choiceness and rarity of the greatest part of them ; and that of all kinds, and in all sorts of learning,
Página xii - This so muck celebrated, so often desired, so long expected, Library, now exposed to sale. The gentleman that collected it was a person infinitely curious and inquisitive after books ; and who suffered nothing considerable to escape him, that fell within the compass of his learning ; for he had not the vanity of desiring to be master of more than he knew how to use. He lived to a very great age, and spent a good part of it almost entirely in the search of books. Being as constantly known every day...
Página xii - Meals: where his great skill and experience enabled him to make choice of what was not obvious to every Vulgar Eye. He lived in times, which ministred peculiar opportunities of meeting with Books, that are not every day brought into publick light; and few eminent Libraries were Bought, where he had not the Liberty to pick and choose.
Página 77 - Thomas Hardesty, bookseller in Duck Lane, a poore man, willingly leaping out of his window into the street three stories high, broke his neck and so died." Another entry reads : " Dec. 29th, 1667, Edward Croft, bookseller against St. Buttolph's Church in Little Britain, died, hora ¡ta ante merid. ; his relict, remarried since to Mr. Blagrave, an honest bookseller, who live hapily in her house in Little Brittain.
Página 56 - The Way to be Rich, according to the practice of the great Audley, who began with two hundred pounds in the year 1605, and died worth four hundred thousand.
Página xii - He lived in times which ministered peculiar opportunities of meeting with books that are not every day brought into publick light; and few eminent libraries were bought where he had not the liberty to pick and choose. And while others were forming arms, and...
Página xii - ... and experience enabled him to make choice of what was not obvious to every vulgar eye. He lived in times which ministred peculiar opportunities of meeting with books that are not every day brought into publick light ; and few eminent libraries were bought where he had not the liberty to pick and choose.
Página xiii - Nor was the owner of them a meer idle possessor of so great a treasure : for as he generally collated his books upon the buying of them (upon which account the buyer may rest pretty secure of their being perfect) so he did not barely turn over the leaves, but observed the defects of impressions, and the ill arts used by many ; compared the differences of editions ; concerning which, and the like cases, he has entered memorable, and very useful, remarks upon very many of the books under his own hand...