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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A book , indeed , of more delightful variety than bis Essay on Pope , has not yet
appeared , nor one in which there is a more happy mixture of judgment and
sensibility . It did not , however , flatter the current opinions on the rank of Pope ...
A book , indeed , of more delightful variety than bis Essay on Pope , has not yet
appeared , nor one in which there is a more happy mixture of judgment and
sensibility . It did not , however , flatter the current opinions on the rank of Pope ...
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A part of their entertainment was the reading a short essay , composed by each
member in bis turn . ... or at least the outlines of them , were first discussed in this
society , either in the form of essays , or of a question for familiar conversation .
A part of their entertainment was the reading a short essay , composed by each
member in bis turn . ... or at least the outlines of them , were first discussed in this
society , either in the form of essays , or of a question for familiar conversation .
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Hence in less than four years five large editions of the Essay were sold S , and it
was translated into several foreign languages , and attracted the potice of many
eminent persons in France , Gerniany , Holland , Italy , and other parts of the ...
Hence in less than four years five large editions of the Essay were sold S , and it
was translated into several foreign languages , and attracted the potice of many
eminent persons in France , Gerniany , Holland , Italy , and other parts of the ...
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It was then proposed that a new edition of the Essay should be printed in quarto
by subscription . ... extended to a sufficiency of size , by printing , along with that
on Truth , some other Essays , which , though not originally designed for the
press ...
It was then proposed that a new edition of the Essay should be printed in quarto
by subscription . ... extended to a sufficiency of size , by printing , along with that
on Truth , some other Essays , which , though not originally designed for the
press ...
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In either case there could be no such breach of friendship , and surely no such
indignant recollection as to provoke the Essay on Truth . The fact will be
acknowledged by all who bad personal intimacy with Dr . Beattie , and they only
can be the ...
In either case there could be no such breach of friendship , and surely no such
indignant recollection as to provoke the Essay on Truth . The fact will be
acknowledged by all who bad personal intimacy with Dr . Beattie , and they only
can be the ...
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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 |
| Original from | Oxford University |
| Digitized | 16 Jun 2006 |
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