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"The princeps copy, clad in blue and gold."
John Ferriar / Illustrations of Sterne. Bibliomania. Line 6.
Illustrations of Sterne. Bibliomania. Line 6.
Bartlett's Familiar Quotations, 9th ed. (Little, Brown, 1905), public domain
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"Now cheaply bought for thrice their weight in gold."
John Ferriar / Illustrations of Sterne. Bibliomania. Line 65.
Illustrations of Sterne. Bibliomania. Line 65.
Bartlett's Familiar Quotations, 9th ed. (Little, Brown, 1905), public domain
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"Torn from their destined page (unworthy meed Of knightly counsel and heroic deed)."
John Ferriar / Illustrations of Sterne. Bibliomania. Line 121.
Illustrations of Sterne. Bibliomania. Line 121.
Bartlett's Familiar Quotations, 9th ed. (Little, Brown, 1905), public domain
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"How pure the joy, when first my hands unfold The small, rare volume, black with tarnished gold!"
John Ferriar / Illustrations of Sterne. Bibliomania. Line 137.
Illustrations of Sterne. Bibliomania. Line 137.
Bartlett's Familiar Quotations, 9th ed. (Little, Brown, 1905), public domain