152 Verbs to Use for the Word manuscripts

In 1863 the same friend read to the Archbishop during his last illness the manuscript of the second part, More about Ragged Life in Egypt.

He took his mother's manuscript and went away.

Al Hakem, Caliph of Cordova, famous as a patron of literature and learning, and who is said to have collected a library of 600,000 volumes, employs agents in Africa and Arabia to purchase or copy manuscripts.

Greek scholars fleeing from the sack of their city brought many marvellous old manuscripts to Western Europe and were eagerly welcomed by Pope Nicholas and all of Italy.

They are taught how to prepare manuscripts and drawings for the editorial eye.

In the desk in his chamber there were laid away to-day four returned manuscripts, he was only waiting for leisure to exchange their addressee and send them forth into the world again to seek their fortunes.

At last this same friend, finding she had no thought of publication, in a moment of playful daring, persuaded her to send the manuscript to Benjamin Disraeli, and he introduced it to his publishers.

On removing the paper which covers it, you will find the manuscript containing the important secret, together with some gold pieces, which I have saved for the day of needbecause(and he smiled in spite of his sufferings)because hoarding is one of the pleasures of old men.

He wrote each manuscript three times over, he told his biographer, and would write it as many more if he could; and his son, in writing of him, has this truth to say of his, as of all living work:

On that point, however, I will say no more than this: I will place this manuscript in your hands.

BAKER, LEOTA W. Death stops the manuscript.

"No. 5 also showed me the illuminated manuscripts of the collection; they are kept locked in glass-topped cases, and a curtain protects them from the light.

" Then in a stronger voice, he said almost gaily: "My friend Ramond, it may not be a very great present that I am giving you, but I am going to leave you my manuscripts.

Mr. Gifford had already seen the manuscript, and pronounced a favourable opinion as to its great poetic merits.

When, as one of the committee to examine the manuscripts offered for prizes to the Humane Society, I read the story, I felt that the writer had a higher motive than to compete for a prize; that the story was a stream of sympathy that flowed from the heart; that it was genuine; that it only needed a publisher who should be able to command a wide influence, to make its merits known, to give it a strong educational mission.

In his friend M.'s looks, who had perused the manuscript, I read some terror.

I advised him to burn all his manuscripts of that kind.

In conjunction with his patronage of printing, there was no line of effort in which Lorenzo did more real good than in collecting manuscripts and antiquities, and in making them practically public property.

"Who was it that stood on London Bridge and did not throw his manuscript over?

In pleasant reference to himself and Mr. Hoole, as brother authours, he often said, 'Let you and I, Sir, go together, and eat a beef-steak in Grub-street.' Sir William Chambers, that great Architect, whose works shew a sublimity of genius, and who is esteemed by all who know him for his social, hospitable, and generous qualities, submitted the manuscript of his Chinese Architecture to Dr. Johnson's perusal.

Johnson asked him if he had nothing that would discharge the debt, and Goldsmith handed him the manuscript of The Vicar of Wakefield.

On the second day he returned it with a note to this purpose: "I return you your manuscript, because I promised to do so.

Now how absurd was it to suppose that two such noblemen would revise so big a manuscript.

If you will hold the manuscript, Mr. Francis, I'll try to show what I feel the scene lacks.

Jeffrey, the editor of the Edinburgh Review, wrote enthusiastically when he received the manuscript, "The more I think, the less I can conceive where you picked up that style."

152 Verbs to Use for the Word  manuscripts