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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... Gil . bert Walmsley , a man of learning and worth , whom he has celebrated by
a character drawn with yo paralleled elegance , endeavoured to promote this
plan , but it proved abortive . Three pupils only appeared , one of whom was
David ...
... Gil . bert Walmsley , a man of learning and worth , whom he has celebrated by
a character drawn with yo paralleled elegance , endeavoured to promote this
plan , but it proved abortive . Three pupils only appeared , one of whom was
David ...
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It is now added to his poetical works , as it has ever been admired in the closet ,
for the propriety of its sentiments and the elegance of its language . In 1750 , he
commenced a work which raised his fame yet higher than it had ever yet reached
...
It is now added to his poetical works , as it has ever been admired in the closet ,
for the propriety of its sentiments and the elegance of its language . In 1750 , he
commenced a work which raised his fame yet higher than it had ever yet reached
...
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He loved praise , and from lord Chesterfield , the Męcenas of the age , and the
most elegant of noble writers , praise was at this time valuable . But Johnson
never departed from exacting the just respect due to a man of letters , and was
not to ...
He loved praise , and from lord Chesterfield , the Męcenas of the age , and the
most elegant of noble writers , praise was at this time valuable . But Johnson
never departed from exacting the just respect due to a man of letters , and was
not to ...
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His friend Cave died in 1754 , and , for whatever reason , Johnson ' s regular
contributions appear no more in the Gentleman ' s Magazine . But he wrote a very
elegant life of Cave , and was afterwards an occasional contributor . This , it
would ...
His friend Cave died in 1754 , and , for whatever reason , Johnson ' s regular
contributions appear no more in the Gentleman ' s Magazine . But he wrote a very
elegant life of Cave , and was afterwards an occasional contributor . This , it
would ...
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motive ; for he wrote the whole of this elegant and philosophical fietion during the
evenings of one week , and sent it to press in portions as it was written . He
received one hundred pounds from Messrs . Strahan , Johnston , and Dodsley ,
for ...
motive ; for he wrote the whole of this elegant and philosophical fietion during the
evenings of one week , and sent it to press in portions as it was written . He
received one hundred pounds from Messrs . Strahan , Johnston , and Dodsley ,
for ...
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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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