Those were not the days of circulating libraries, and both the old standard books on the Minto library shelves and the few new ones occasionally added were read and re-read with a thoroughness rare among modern readers, surrounded by a multiplicity of books old and new.
"Lady-John-Russell"
MacCarthy, Desmond
The multiplicity of seekers for employment keeps the prices which are paid for services at a minimum rate.
"The Story of Malta"
Maturin M. Ballou
So far from feeling oppressed or overwhelmed by the multiplicity of these cares, they stimulated me to a degree of excitement almost maddening.
"That Boy Of Norcott's"
Charles James Lever