them which purchased those superstitious mansions " reserved of those library books some to serve their " Jakes, some to scour their candlesticks, and some " to rub their boots ; some they sold to the grocers " and soap-sellers, and some they sent over... The Irish penny magazine - 24. lappuse1833Pilnskats - Par šo grāmatu
| Alfred Young - 1894 - 660 lapas
...reserved the books in their libraries; some to scour their candlesticks and some to rub their boots; and some they sent over sea to the bookbinders, not in small numbers, but at times whole ships full, to the wondering of foreign nations. Yea, the universities... | |
| William Roberts - 1895 - 380 lapas
...of them who purchased those superstitious mansions [monasteries] , reserved of these Library-books, some ... to scour their candlesticks, and some to...they sent over sea to the bookbinders, not in small numbers, but at times whole shipsfull, to the wondering of the foreign nations. Yea, the universities... | |
| Sir Henry Spelman - 1895 - 496 lapas
...libraries as part of the bargain and booty reserving of those library books, some to serve their jakes, some to scour their candlesticks, and some to rub...sold to the grocers and soap-sellers, and some they a mt over sea to the book-binders ; not in small numbers, but at times whole shipfuls, to the wondering... | |
| 1896 - 820 lapas
...superstitious mansions reserved of these, library books, some to serve their Jakes, some to scour the candlesticks, and some to rub their boots. Some they sold to the grocer and soapseller, and some they sent over the sea to the bookbinders, not in small numbers, but... | |
| Jean Mary Stone - 1904 - 526 lapas
...Search of John Leylande for England's Antiquities, 1549, says that many of these treasures were used " to scour their candlesticks, and some to rub their...but at times whole ships full, to the wondering of the foreign nations. I know a merchant man, that shall at this time be nameless, that bought the contents... | |
| Clarence Griffin Child - 1904 - 128 lapas
...great number of them which purchased those superstitious mansions reserved of those library books . . . some to scour their candlesticks, and some to rub...they sold to the grocers and soap-sellers, and some over sea to the bookbinders, not in small number, but at times whole ships full, to the wondering of... | |
| Clarence Griffin Child - 1904 - 144 lapas
...candlesticks, and some to rub their boots. Some they sold to the grocers and soap-sellers, and some over sea to the bookbinders, not in small number, but at times whole ships full, to the wondering of the foreign nations. Yea, the universities of this realm are not all clear in this detestable fact.... | |
| 1911 - 422 lapas
...books some to serve their jakes, some to scour their candlesticks, and some to rub their boots, and some they sold to the grocers and soap-sellers, and some they sent over sea to bookbinders, not in small numbers, but at times whole ships full. Yea, the universities are not all... | |
| Robert Maynard Leonard - 1911 - 452 lapas
...which purchased those superstitious mansions, reserved of those library-books, some to serve the jakes, some to scour their candlesticks, and some to rub...boots. Some they sold to the grocers and soap-sellers ; some they sent over sea to the bookbinders, not in small number, but at times whole ships full, to... | |
| Reuben Post Halleck - 1913 - 678 lapas
...says that "those who purchased the monasteries reserved the books, some to scour their candlesticks, some to rub their boots, some they sold to the grocers and soap sellers, and some they sent over sea to the bookbinders, not in small numbers, but at times whole... | |
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