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 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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Whatever aid he might be induced to give by his pen on certain subjects which
accorded with his own sentiments , and of which he thought himself master , he
by no means approved of many parts of the conduct of those ministers who
carried ...
Whatever aid he might be induced to give by his pen on certain subjects which
accorded with his own sentiments , and of which he thought himself master , he
by no means approved of many parts of the conduct of those ministers who
carried ...
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It is reported that he complained , and perhaps about this time , of being called
upon to write political pamphlets , and threatened to give up his pension .
Whether this complaiot was carried to the proper quarter , Mr . Boswell has not
informed ...
It is reported that he complained , and perhaps about this time , of being called
upon to write political pamphlets , and threatened to give up his pension .
Whether this complaiot was carried to the proper quarter , Mr . Boswell has not
informed ...
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... was soothed with the consolatory hopes of religion , and although the love of
life occasionally recurred , he adjusted his worldly concerns with composure and
exactness , as one who was conscious that he was soon to give an account .
... was soothed with the consolatory hopes of religion , and although the love of
life occasionally recurred , he adjusted his worldly concerns with composure and
exactness , as one who was conscious that he was soon to give an account .
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His speeches at those meetings , if we may trust to the report of them in the
periodical journals of 1739 and 1740 , were elegant , spirited , and calculated to
give him considerable weight in the deliberative assemblies of his fellow -
citizens .
His speeches at those meetings , if we may trust to the report of them in the
periodical journals of 1739 and 1740 , were elegant , spirited , and calculated to
give him considerable weight in the deliberative assemblies of his fellow -
citizens .
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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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