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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In this poem may be observed some of those political prejudices for which
Johnson contended more frequently afterwards . He thought proper to join in the
popular clamour against the administration of sir Robert Walpole , but lived to
reflect ...
In this poem may be observed some of those political prejudices for which
Johnson contended more frequently afterwards . He thought proper to join in the
popular clamour against the administration of sir Robert Walpole , but lived to
reflect ...
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In 1758 , ' the worthy John Newbery , bookseller , who frequently employed
Johnson in his literary progress , began a newspaper called the Universal Chroni
. cle , or . Weekly Gazette , in conjunction with Mr . John Payne . To give it an air
of ...
In 1758 , ' the worthy John Newbery , bookseller , who frequently employed
Johnson in his literary progress , began a newspaper called the Universal Chroni
. cle , or . Weekly Gazette , in conjunction with Mr . John Payne . To give it an air
of ...
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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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His house was filled by dependents , whose perverse tempers frequently drove
him out of it , yet nothing of this kind could induce him to relieve himself at their
expense . His noble expression was , “ If I dismiss them , who will receive them ?
His house was filled by dependents , whose perverse tempers frequently drove
him out of it , yet nothing of this kind could induce him to relieve himself at their
expense . His noble expression was , “ If I dismiss them , who will receive them ?
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His biogra , phers have amused their readers by conjectures on the probable
figure he would make in that assembly , and he owned frequently that he should
not have been sorry to try . Why the interference of his friends was ineffectual , the
...
His biogra , phers have amused their readers by conjectures on the probable
figure he would make in that assembly , and he owned frequently that he should
not have been sorry to try . Why the interference of his friends was ineffectual , the
...
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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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