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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... loose character , whom Hogarth has satirized in one of the prints of his Modern
Midnight Conversation . Our author was the eldest of two sons . Nathaniel , the
youngest , died in 1737 , in his twenty - fifth year . The father was a man of robust
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... loose character , whom Hogarth has satirized in one of the prints of his Modern
Midnight Conversation . Our author was the eldest of two sons . Nathaniel , the
youngest , died in 1737 , in his twenty - fifth year . The father was a man of robust
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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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His wife , who was about twenty years older than him . self , was the widow of Mr .
Porter , a mercer of Birmingham , a lady whose character has been variously
represented , but seldom to her discredit . She was , however , the object of his
first ...
His wife , who was about twenty years older than him . self , was the widow of Mr .
Porter , a mercer of Birmingham , a lady whose character has been variously
represented , but seldom to her discredit . She was , however , the object of his
first ...
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He appeared more in character when he assisted his contemporaries with
prefaces and dedications , which were very frequently solicited from him . Poor as
he was at this time , he taught how dedications might be written without servile ...
He appeared more in character when he assisted his contemporaries with
prefaces and dedications , which were very frequently solicited from him . Poor as
he was at this time , he taught how dedications might be written without servile ...
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to Johnson , who , with unabated dislike of his moral character , could not help ad
. miring his classical learning , and social talents . His pamphlet , which was
entitled the False Alarm , was answered by two or three anonymous writers of no
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to Johnson , who , with unabated dislike of his moral character , could not help ad
. miring his classical learning , and social talents . His pamphlet , which was
entitled the False Alarm , was answered by two or three anonymous writers of no
...
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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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