Example Sentences
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There was a law in Milton's day forbidding the printing of any work until it had been approved by the official Licenser of Books.
From Outlines of English and American Literature : an Introduction to the Chief Writers of England and America, to the Books They Wrote, and to the Times in Which They Lived by Long, William Joseph
Among them, according to Sir William Sanderson, was his father, the ex-deputy Licenser.
From Sir Walter Ralegh A Biography by Stebbing, W. (William)
If I were George Fox, and George Fox Licenser of the Press, they should have my absolute IMPRIMATUR.
From The Works of Charles and Mary Lamb — Volume 6 Letters 1821-1842 by Lamb, Mary
The Archbishop was the State Licenser for religious books, but of course did not do the work himself.
From Obiter Dicta Second Series by Birrell, Augustine
Under the mask of irony, Johnson published, A Vindication of the Licenser from the malicious and scandalous Aspersions of Mr. Brooke.
From Dr. Johnson's Works: Life, Poems, and Tales, Volume 1 The Works of Samuel Johnson, Ll.D., in Nine Volumes by Johnson, Samuel
