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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Garrick , after some farther preparatory education , was dcsigned for the study of
the law , but in three or four years went on the stage , ob tained the highest
honours that dramatic fame could confer , with a fortune splendid beyond all
precedent ...
Garrick , after some farther preparatory education , was dcsigned for the study of
the law , but in three or four years went on the stage , ob tained the highest
honours that dramatic fame could confer , with a fortune splendid beyond all
precedent ...
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... in the popular clamour against the administration of sir Robert Walpole , but
lived to reflect with more complacency on the conduct of that minister when
compared with some of his successors . His London procured him fame , and
Cave was ...
... in the popular clamour against the administration of sir Robert Walpole , but
lived to reflect with more complacency on the conduct of that minister when
compared with some of his successors . His London procured him fame , and
Cave was ...
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In 1749 , he published his second imitation of Juvenal , under the title of the
Vanity of Human Wishes , for which , with all the fame he had now acquired , he
received only 6fteen guineas . In his London , we have the manners of common
life ...
In 1749 , he published his second imitation of Juvenal , under the title of the
Vanity of Human Wishes , for which , with all the fame he had now acquired , he
received only 6fteen guineas . In his London , we have the manners of common
life ...
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... vigour and haste . ” He had , however , performed so much more than was
expected , that his employers pre . sented him with an hundred pounds in
addition to the stipulated sum . As he never was insensible to the pleasure or
value of fame ...
... vigour and haste . ” He had , however , performed so much more than was
expected , that his employers pre . sented him with an hundred pounds in
addition to the stipulated sum . As he never was insensible to the pleasure or
value of fame ...
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He appears to have col . lected his whole energy to immortalize the genius of
Milton , nor has any advocate for Milton ' s democracy appeared who has not
been glad to surrender the guardian . ship of his poetical fame to Johnson . In
1782 ...
He appears to have col . lected his whole energy to immortalize the genius of
Milton , nor has any advocate for Milton ' s democracy appeared who has not
been glad to surrender the guardian . ship of his poetical fame to Johnson . In
1782 ...
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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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