 | Vicesimus Knox - Comparative literature - 1779 - 410 pages
...the flow procefs of the hand- writing, they muft have been few, and would have been eafily fupprefled by the combination of wealth and power: but, poured forth in abundance from the prefs, they fpread over the land with the rapidity of B b 4 aa an inundation, which acquires additional... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - 1783 - 408 pages
...by the combination of wealth and power : but, poured forth in abundance from the prefs, they fpread over the land with the rapidity of an inundation, which acquires additional force from the efforts ufed to obftruft its progrefs. He who undertook to prevent the difperfion of the books once iflued... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - 1803 - 332 pages
...only by the slow process of the hand-writing, they must have been few, and would easily have be«n suppressed by the combination of wealth and power:...inundation, which acquires additional force from the ef» forts used to obstruct its progress. He who undertook to prevent the dispersion of the books once... | |
 | Isaiah Thomas - American newspapers - 1810 - 508 pages
...multiplied by the slow process of handwriting, they must have been fewj and would have been easily suppressed by the combination of wealth and power;...progress. He who undertook to prevent the dispersion of the books once issued from the press, attempted a task no less arduous thaii the destruction of the... | |
 | 1818 - 510 pages
...easily suppressed by th'è* combination of wealth and power : but, pourud forth in abundance 1'rOm a» the press, they spread over the land with the rapidity...progress. He who undertook to prevent the dispersion of the books, once issued from the press, attempted a task no less arduous than the hydra. Resistance... | |
 | 1843 - 628 pages
...multiplied only by the slow process of handwriting, they must have been few, and would have been easily suppressed by the combination of wealth and power...with the rapidity of an inundation, which acquires an additional force from the efforts used to obstruct its progress." Not only have the interests of... | |
 | James Ferguson - English essays - 1823 - 432 pages
...multiplied only by the slow process of the handwriting, they must have been few.'and would have. been easily suppressed by the combination of wealth and power;...progress. He who undertook to prevent the dispersion of the books once issued from the press, attempted a task no less arduous than the destruction of the... | |
 | Encyclopedias and dictionaries - 1823 - 872 pages
...multiplied only by the slow process of the hand-writing, they must have been few, and would have been easily suppressed by the combination of wealth and power; but, poured forth in abundance from the press, (hey spread over the land with the rapidity of an inundation, which acquires additional force from... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - 1824 - 612 pages
...multiplied only by the slow process of the hand writing, they must have been few, and would easily have been suppressed by the combination of wealth and power...progress. He who undertook to prevent the dispersion of the books once issued from the press, attempted a task no less arduous than the destruction of the... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - 1824 - 624 pages
...multiplied only by the slow process of the hand writing, they must have been few, and would easily have leen suppressed by the combination of wealth and power...progress. He who undertook to prevent the dispersion of the books once issued from the press, attempted a task no less arduous thai the destruction of the... | |
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... suppressed by the combination of wealth and power : but, poured forth in abundance from the press, they spread over the land with the rapidity of an inundation, which acquires additional force from the efforts used to obstruct its progress. 
