 ... of Trajan worth fifty shillings, and a queen Anne's farthing value five pounds. He was with much ado dissuaded from carrying on his suit; as the magistrate convinced him, that however highly he might rate his own treasures, a jury, who were no Virtuosos,...  The Connoisseur - 105 ページ1767全文表示 - この書籍について
 | 1803 - 234 ページ
...'firiucsos, would consider a farthing merely as a fanning, and look upon a copper coin of a Roman Emperor &s no better than a king George's halfpenny. I cannot,...great concern, as a Connoisseur, reflect on the known dishonesty of my learned brethren. The scandalous practices, wherever their darling passion is interested,... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1807 - 300 ページ
...that however highly he might rate his own treasures, a jury, who were no Virtuosos, would consider a farthing merely as a farthing, and look upon a copper...great concern, as a Connoisseur, reflect on the known dishonesty of my learned brethren. The scandalous practices, wherever their darling passion is interested,... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1807 - 320 ページ
...however highly he might rate his own treasures, a jury, who were no Virtuosos, would cdhsider afarthing merely as a farthing, and look upon a copper coin...great concern, as a Connoisseur, reflect on the known dishonesty of my learned brethren. The scandalous practices, wherever their darling passion is interested,... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1807 - 298 ページ
...that however highly he might rate his own treasures, a jury, who were no Virtuosos, would consider a farthing merely as a farthing, and look upon a copper coin of a Koman Emperor as no better than a king George's halfpenny. I cannot, indeed, without great concern,... | |
 | British essayists - 1823 - 854 ページ
...that however highly he might rate his own treasures, a jury, who were no virtuosos, would consider a farthing merely as a farthing, and look upon a copper...indeed, without great concern, as a Connoisseur, reflect oH the known dishonesty of my learned brethren. The scandalous practices, wherever their darling passion... | |
 | James Ferguson - 1823 - 414 ページ
...treasures, a jury, who were no Virtuosos, would consider a farthing merely as 18. THE CONNOISSEUR. 91 farthing, and look upon a copper coin of a Roman Emperor...great concern, as a Connoisseur, reflect on the known dishonesty of my learned brethren. Their scandalous practices, wherever their darling passion is interested,... | |
 | Lionel Thomas Berguer - 1823 - 294 ページ
...that however highly he might rate his own treasures, a jury, who were no Virtuosos, would consider a farthing merely as a farthing, and look upon a copper...Emperor as no better than a King George's halfpenny. stroys their integrity : as rust enhances the value of an old coin, by eating up the figure and inscription.... | |
 | James Ferguson - 1823 - 422 ページ
...their integrity : as rust enhances the value of an old coin, by eating up the figure and inscription. farthing, and look upon a copper coin of a Roman Emperor as no better than a King George's halfpenny. Most people are masters of a kind of logic, by which they argue their consciences to sleep, and acquit... | |
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