Little did my highly-connected mother think that, among the colored
prints in the shop-window, which disrespectfully illustrated the public and private proceedings of distinguished individuals, certain specimens bearing the classic signature of "Thersites Junior," were produced from designs furnished by her studious and medical son.
"All that is true, Senor Don Quixote," said Carrasco; "but I wish such fault-finders were more lenient and less exacting, and did not pay so much attention to the spots on the bright sun of the work they grumble at; for if aliquando bonus dormitat Homerus, they should remember how long he remained awake to shed the light of his work with as little shade as possible; and perhaps it may be that what they find fault with may be moles, that sometimes heighten the beauty of the face that bears them; and so I say very great is the risk to which he who
prints a book exposes himself, for of all impossibilities the greatest is to write one that will satisfy and please all readers."
Uncle Roger says the Daily Enterprise has gone to the dogs--all the news it
prints is that some old woman has put a shawl on her head and gone across the road to have tea with another old woman.
He was an English wool merchant who had gone to live in Bruges, but he was very fond of books, and after a time he gave up his wool business, came back to England, and began to write and
print books.
For I found beneath that pretty
print such a heart as seldom beats beneath your satin, warm and wild as a bird's.
It was the pulpit and the manuscript taking the alarm at the
printed word: something similar to the stupor of a sparrow which should behold the angel Legion unfold his six million wings.
The poet blushed again, and said: "I do not think that can be the case, for my verses have never been
printed."
His collection is interesting and important, not only as the parent source or foundation of the earlier
printed versions of Aesop, but as the direct channel of attracting to these fables the attention of the learned.
At the same time, there always has been a steady sale of his books in England, and some of them never have been out of
print in that country since the publication of 'Typee.' One result of this friendship between the two authors was the dedication of new volumes to each other in highly complimentary terms--Mr.
The duke went down into his carpet- bag, and fetched up a lot of little
printed bills and read them out loud.
Malory's book is the first great English classic which was given to the world in
print instead of written manuscript; for it was shortly after Malory's death that the printing press was brought to England by William Caxton.
"No, but I read all her pieces, and I know a fellow who works in the office where this paper is
printed." "Do you say she makes a good living out of stories like this?" And Jo looked more respectfully at the agitated group and thickly sprinkled exclamation points that adorned the page.