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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He was first taught to read English by a woman who kept a school for young
children at Litchfield , and afterwards by one Brown . Latin he learned at Litchfield
- school , under Mr . Hunter , a man of severe discipline , but an attentive teacher .
He was first taught to read English by a woman who kept a school for young
children at Litchfield , and afterwards by one Brown . Latin he learned at Litchfield
- school , under Mr . Hunter , a man of severe discipline , but an attentive teacher .
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When Jordan left college to accept of a living , Johnson became a scholar of Dr .
Adams , who was afterwards the head of Pembroke , and with whom Johnson
maintained a strict friendship to the last hour of his life . During the vacation , in
the ...
When Jordan left college to accept of a living , Johnson became a scholar of Dr .
Adams , who was afterwards the head of Pembroke , and with whom Johnson
maintained a strict friendship to the last hour of his life . During the vacation , in
the ...
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... of satire which he might dislike . Cave , whose heart appears to more
advantage in this than in some other of his transactions with authors , sent a
present to Johnson for the use of his poor friend , and afterwards , it appears ,
recommend ...
... of satire which he might dislike . Cave , whose heart appears to more
advantage in this than in some other of his transactions with authors , sent a
present to Johnson for the use of his poor friend , and afterwards , it appears ,
recommend ...
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... and how little was necessary to render Johnson a loyal subject to his
munificent sovereign , and a determined enemy of the popular politics of that time
, His next publication of any note was his Life of Savage , which he afterwards
prefixed to ...
... and how little was necessary to render Johnson a loyal subject to his
munificent sovereign , and a determined enemy of the popular politics of that time
, His next publication of any note was his Life of Savage , which he afterwards
prefixed to ...
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Whether he proposed the scheme himself , is uncertain , but he was fortunate
enough in forming a connexion with Mr . John Payne , a bookseller in Paternoster
Row , and afterwards chief accountant in the Bank of England , a man with whom
...
Whether he proposed the scheme himself , is uncertain , but he was fortunate
enough in forming a connexion with Mr . John Payne , a bookseller in Paternoster
Row , and afterwards chief accountant in the Bank of England , a man with whom
...
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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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