 | Charles Kerry - 1873 - 130 sivua
...library books, some to rub their jakes, some to scovr their candlesticks, some to rub their boots, and some they sold to the grocers and soap-sellers, and...in small numbers, but at times, whole ships full. I know a merchantman (which at this time shall be nameless) that bought the contents of two noble libraries... | |
 | George Philip R. Pulman - 1875 - 962 sivua
...monasteries extended to their libraries. The books were torn up — " some to scour the candlesticks and some to rub their boots ; — some they sold to the grocers...over sea to the bookbinders, — • not in small lumbers, but at times whole ships full. I know a 1 The Chief Justice thus describes the state of the... | |
 | 1875 - 400 sivua
...to rub their boots, and some they sent to the grocers and soap-sellers, and some they sent over the sea to the bookbinders, not in small numbers, but at times, whole ships full. Yes, the universities of this realm are not all clear in this detestable fact. But cursed is the belly... | |
 | Cassell, ltd - 1875 - 652 sivua
...candlesticks, I some to rub their boots, some sold to grocers and soapboilers, and some sent over sea to bookbinders, not in small numbers, but at times whole ships full, to tk> wondering of foreign nations ; a single merchant pnrchi*ing at forty shillings a-pieco two noble... | |
 | Thomas Frognall Dibdin - 1876 - 804 sivua
...those library-books, some to serve the ./''/.-•••, some to scour their candlesticks, and some to rub their boots : some they sold to the grocers and soap-sellers ; some they sent over sea to the book-binders, not in small number, but at times whole ships full,... | |
 | 1879 - 544 sivua
...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 limes whole ships full, to the wondering of foreign nations. Yea, the universities of this realm are... | |
 | Richard Watson Dixon - 1881 - 624 sivua
...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...not in small numbers, but at times whole ships full. Yea, the Universities are not all clear in this detestable fact. But cursed is that belly which seeketh... | |
 | Alexander Hugh Hore - 1881 - 716 sivua
...candlesticks, some to rub their boots, some sold to the grocers or soapboilers, and some sent over sea to bookbinders, not in small numbers, but at times whole ships full, to the wondering of foreign nations ; a single merchant purchasing, at forty shillings apiece, two noble libraries to be used as grey-papers... | |
 | Charles Hardwick - 1882 - 270 sivua
...some to scour their candlesticks, some to rub their boots, some they sold to grocers and soapsellers, some they sent over sea to the bookbinders, not in...ships full, to the wondering of foreign nations." Religious and political rancour has too often consigned to destruction the archives and monuments of... | |
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... 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 ships full. 
