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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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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This elegant and ingenious writer was born in Great Ormond Street , London , at
twelve o ' clock at night , 1703 — 4 . The day of his birth he could not ascertain ,
and , considering himself at liberty to choose his birth - day , he fixed it on new ...
This elegant and ingenious writer was born in Great Ormond Street , London , at
twelve o ' clock at night , 1703 — 4 . The day of his birth he could not ascertain ,
and , considering himself at liberty to choose his birth - day , he fixed it on new ...
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In this , as in all his prose writings , his style is elegant , nervous , and animated ,
and his sentiments such as indicate the purest zeal for the interests of religion .
His last publication , in 1774 , was the Graham , an Heroic Ballad ; in four Cantos
...
In this , as in all his prose writings , his style is elegant , nervous , and animated ,
and his sentiments such as indicate the purest zeal for the interests of religion .
His last publication , in 1774 , was the Graham , an Heroic Ballad ; in four Cantos
...
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And he would often , with many tears , express his thankfulness that he had no
child , saying , • How could I have borne to see their elegant minds mangled with
madness ! When he looked , for the last time , on the dead body of his son , he ...
And he would often , with many tears , express his thankfulness that he had no
child , saying , • How could I have borne to see their elegant minds mangled with
madness ! When he looked , for the last time , on the dead body of his son , he ...
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This , however , was so chastened by the elegance of his taste , and the
benevolence of his disposition , that whatever fell from ... rendered him equally
acceptable to the courtly and elegant Mansfield , and to the rough and unbending
Jobson .
This , however , was so chastened by the elegance of his taste , and the
benevolence of his disposition , that whatever fell from ... rendered him equally
acceptable to the courtly and elegant Mansfield , and to the rough and unbending
Jobson .
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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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