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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... family could no longer expect the advantages of early income and economy .
He was sixty years of age before he had any benefice , except the small livings of
Wynslade and Tunworth , and nearly seventy before he enjoyed the remainder .
... family could no longer expect the advantages of early income and economy .
He was sixty years of age before he had any benefice , except the small livings of
Wynslade and Tunworth , and nearly seventy before he enjoyed the remainder .
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Some of these characteristics of the poetical temperament adhered to our author
throughout life ; others were effaced by a closer intimacy with the world . He
appears to have been early attached to what he considered as the cause of
freedom .
Some of these characteristics of the poetical temperament adhered to our author
throughout life ; others were effaced by a closer intimacy with the world . He
appears to have been early attached to what he considered as the cause of
freedom .
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James was sent early to the only school his birth - place afforded , where he
passed his time under the instructions of a tutor named Milne , whom he used to
represent “ as a good grammarian , and tolerably skilled in the Latin language ,
but ...
James was sent early to the only school his birth - place afforded , where he
passed his time under the instructions of a tutor named Milne , whom he used to
represent “ as a good grammarian , and tolerably skilled in the Latin language ,
but ...
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... or wished to discourage the early attempts of genius , although his conduct
might not provoke the Essay on Truth , it forms a part of his character on which his
friends ought to be silent , unless they can explain it in a more satisfactory
manner ...
... or wished to discourage the early attempts of genius , although his conduct
might not provoke the Essay on Truth , it forms a part of his character on which his
friends ought to be silent , unless they can explain it in a more satisfactory
manner ...
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Shyness and dittideuce are common to all young persons who have not been
early introduced into company , and Cowper , who had not , perhaps , that
advantage at home , might bare continued to be shy when other boys are forward
.
Shyness and dittideuce are common to all young persons who have not been
early introduced into company , and Cowper , who had not , perhaps , that
advantage at home , might bare continued to be shy when other boys are forward
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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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