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John Ferriar
4 quotes
“The princeps copy, clad in blue and gold.”
John Ferriar (1761–1815) said by 1815 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Illustrations of Sterne, Bibliomania, line 6, reported in Bartlett's Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. (1919).
“Now cheaply bought for thrice their weight in gold.”
John Ferriar (1761–1815) said by 1815 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Illustrations of Sterne, Bibliomania, line 65, reported in Bartlett's Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. (1919).
“Torn from their destined page (unworthy meed Of knightly counsel and heroic deed).”
John Ferriar (1761–1815) said by 1815 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Illustrations of Sterne, Bibliomania, line 121, reported in Bartlett's Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. (1919).
“How pure the joy, when first my hands unfold The small, rare volume, black with tarnished gold!”
John Ferriar (1761–1815) said by 1815 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Illustrations of Sterne, Bibliomania, line 137, reported in Bartlett's Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. (1919).