Wilkes had been tried in 1764, and found guilty by the King's Bench of republishing Number Forty-five of the North Briton, and of printing and publishing the Essay on Woman.
"Burke"
John Morley
One of his men told me afterward that we let him off too easy-that Carter was determined to have the article, and would have paid us a good sum for the privilege of republishing it.
"Paul and the Printing Press"
Sara Ware Bassett
He has taken the liberty to dedicate the book to certain enterprising gentlemen in London who have displayed their devotion to a sentiment now widely prevailing in the Music Halls by republishing an American book without solicitation on the author's part.
"Mr. Dooley: In the Hearts of His Countrymen"
Finley Peter Dunne