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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In his infancy he was afflicted with the scrophula , which injured his sight , and he
was carried to London to receive the royal touch from the hand of queen Anne ,
the last of our sovereigns who encouraged that popular superstition . He was first
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In his infancy he was afflicted with the scrophula , which injured his sight , and he
was carried to London to receive the royal touch from the hand of queen Anne ,
the last of our sovereigns who encouraged that popular superstition . He was first
...
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Row , London . For this , his first literary performance , he received the small sum
of five guineas . In the translation there is little that marks the hand of Joho . son ,
but in the preface and dedication are a few passages in the same energetic and ...
Row , London . For this , his first literary performance , he received the small sum
of five guineas . In the translation there is little that marks the hand of Joho . son ,
but in the preface and dedication are a few passages in the same energetic and ...
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On his return to London with Mrs . Johnson , he endeavoured to prevail on
Fleetwood , the patentee of Drury - lane theatre , to accept Irene , but in this was
unsuccessful , and having no interest with any other manager , he laid aside his
play in ...
On his return to London with Mrs . Johnson , he endeavoured to prevail on
Fleetwood , the patentee of Drury - lane theatre , to accept Irene , but in this was
unsuccessful , and having no interest with any other manager , he laid aside his
play in ...
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In the year 1738 , he made his name at once known and highly respected among
the eminent men of his time , by the publication of London , a piece in imitation of
the third satire of Juvenal . The history of this publication is not uninteresting .
In the year 1738 , he made his name at once known and highly respected among
the eminent men of his time , by the publication of London , a piece in imitation of
the third satire of Juvenal . The history of this publication is not uninteresting .
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In his London , we have the manners of common life ; in the Vanity of Human
Wishes , he has given us more of his own mind , more of that train of sentiment ,
excited sometimes by poverty , and sometimes by disappointment , which always
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In his London , we have the manners of common life ; in the Vanity of Human
Wishes , he has given us more of his own mind , more of that train of sentiment ,
excited sometimes by poverty , and sometimes by disappointment , which always
...
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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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