The Works of the English Poets, from Chaucer to Cowper;Samuel Johnson J. Johnson; J. Nichols and son; R. Baldwin; F. and C. Rivington; W. Otridge and Son; Leigh and Sotheby; R. Faulder and Son; G. Nicol and Son; T. Payne; G. Robinson; Wilkie and Robinson; C. Davies; T. Egerton; Scatcherd and Letterman; J. Walker; Vernor, Hood, and Sharpe; R. Lea; J. Nunn; Lackington, Allen, and Company; J. Stockdale; Cuthell and Martin; Clarke and Sons; J. White and Company; Longman, Hurst, Rees, and Orme; Cadell and Davies; J. Barker; John Richardson; J.M. Richardson; J. Carpenter; B. Crosby; E. Jeffery; J. Murray; W. Miller; J. and A. Arch; Black, Parry, and Kingsbury; J. Booker; S. Bagster; J. Harding; J. Mackinlay; J. Hatchard; R.H. Evans; Matthews and Leigh; J. Mawman; J. Booth; J. Asperne; P. and W. Wynne; and W. Grace, Deighton and Son at Cambridge; and Wilson and Son at York, 1810 - English poetry |
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His friend , Dr . Taylor , assured Mr . Boswell , that he never could have gone to
college , had not a gentleman of Shropshire , one of his school . fellows ,
spontaneously undertaken to support him at Oxford , in the character of his
companion ...
His friend , Dr . Taylor , assured Mr . Boswell , that he never could have gone to
college , had not a gentleman of Shropshire , one of his school . fellows ,
spontaneously undertaken to support him at Oxford , in the character of his
companion ...
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In the same year , he received a diploma from Trinity College Dublin , compliment
. ing him with the title of doctor of laws , and after many delays , his edition of
Shak . speare was published in eight volumes octavo . The preface is universally
...
In the same year , he received a diploma from Trinity College Dublin , compliment
. ing him with the title of doctor of laws , and after many delays , his edition of
Shak . speare was published in eight volumes octavo . The preface is universally
...
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Williain received the first rudiments of education at some common school in
Cambridge , and at the age of fourteen was removed to Winchester , having
obtained a nomination into that college by the interest of Mr . Bromley , afterward
lord ...
Williain received the first rudiments of education at some common school in
Cambridge , and at the age of fourteen was removed to Winchester , having
obtained a nomination into that college by the interest of Mr . Bromley , afterward
lord ...
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He enjoyed , for some little time , a lucrative place in the college , that of
preposter of the hall . ! “ At the election in September , 1735 , he was treated with
singular injustice ; for , through the force of superior interest , he was placed so
low on ...
He enjoyed , for some little time , a lucrative place in the college , that of
preposter of the hall . ! “ At the election in September , 1735 , he was treated with
singular injustice ; for , through the force of superior interest , he was placed so
low on ...
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In the publication of the poems now enumerated , while at college , Mr . Mason
informs us , that he was less eager for poetical fame than desirous of obtaining a
maintenance by the labours of his pen , that he might be less burthensome to his
...
In the publication of the poems now enumerated , while at college , Mr . Mason
informs us , that he was less eager for poetical fame than desirous of obtaining a
maintenance by the labours of his pen , that he might be less burthensome to his
...
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| Title | The Works of the English Poets, from Chaucer to Cowper; Volume 6; Volume 154 of The Works of the English Poets, from Chaucer to Cowper, Charles Whittingham |
| Editor | Samuel Johnson |
| Contributors | Alexander Chalmers, Charles Whittingham |
| Publisher | J. Johnson; J. Nichols and son; R. Baldwin; F. and C. Rivington; W. Otridge and Son; Leigh and Sotheby; R. Faulder and Son; G. Nicol and Son; T. Payne; G. Robinson; Wilkie and Robinson; C. Davies; T. Egerton; Scatcherd and Letterman; J. Walker; Vernor, Hood, and Sharpe; R. Lea; J. Nunn; Lackington, Allen, and Company; J. Stockdale; Cuthell and Martin; Clarke and Sons; J. White and Company; Longman, Hurst, Rees, and Orme; Cadell and Davies; J. Barker; John Richardson; J.M. Richardson; J. Carpenter; B. Crosby; E. Jeffery; J. Murray; W. Miller; J. and A. Arch; Black, Parry, and Kingsbury; J. Booker; S. Bagster; J. Harding; J. Mackinlay; J. Hatchard; R.H. Evans; Matthews and Leigh; J. Mawman; J. Booth; J. Asperne; P. and W. Wynne; and W. Grace, Deighton and Son at Cambridge; and Wilson and Son at York, 1810 |
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| Digitized | 16 Jun 2006 |
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