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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It is by far the best of his didactic pieces , and one upon which , his biographer
thinks , he bestowed great pains . “ His own natural candour led him to admit the
use of this excellent ( though frequently misdirected ) weapon of the mind with ...
It is by far the best of his didactic pieces , and one upon which , his biographer
thinks , he bestowed great pains . “ His own natural candour led him to admit the
use of this excellent ( though frequently misdirected ) weapon of the mind with ...
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Objections have been made to it , because the biographer seldom appears either
as the narrator or the critic , but it must be allowed that the whole is rendered
more interesting , and that the attention of the reader being constantly fixed on
the ...
Objections have been made to it , because the biographer seldom appears either
as the narrator or the critic , but it must be allowed that the whole is rendered
more interesting , and that the attention of the reader being constantly fixed on
the ...
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This appears to be what his biographer alludes to . It was to have been published
in 1773 , but the scheme was dropt for want of encouragement . Amidst these
occupations , so far beyond the common reach of literary industry , he became a
...
This appears to be what his biographer alludes to . It was to have been published
in 1773 , but the scheme was dropt for want of encouragement . Amidst these
occupations , so far beyond the common reach of literary industry , he became a
...
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He was already , according to his biographer , inclined to making verses , and
among his school fellows went by the name of The Poet . At this school he made
great proficiency by unremitting diligence , which he was sensible was the only ...
He was already , according to his biographer , inclined to making verses , and
among his school fellows went by the name of The Poet . At this school he made
great proficiency by unremitting diligence , which he was sensible was the only ...
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The reception of this poem however was unfavourable , and although he added it
to a new edition of his poems in 1766 , yet it was never again reprinted , and
even his biographer has declined reviving its memory by an extract . To this
edition ...
The reception of this poem however was unfavourable , and although he added it
to a new edition of his poems in 1766 , yet it was never again reprinted , and
even his biographer has declined reviving its memory by an extract . To this
edition ...
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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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