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 his London , we have the manners of common life ; in the Vanity of Human
Wishes , he has given us more of his own mind , more of that train of sentiment ,
excited sometimes by poverty , and sometimes by disappointment , which always
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In his London , we have the manners of common life ; in the Vanity of Human
Wishes , he has given us more of his own mind , more of that train of sentiment ,
excited sometimes by poverty , and sometimes by disappointment , which always
...
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... of Athens — the appearance of Xerxes and his troops on the declivity of Mount
Ęgaleos — the passage of Sandauce to Phaleron — the dirge of Ariana — the
relief given to the famished Eretrians — — the episode of Hyacinthus and Cleora
...
... of Athens — the appearance of Xerxes and his troops on the declivity of Mount
Ęgaleos — the passage of Sandauce to Phaleron — the dirge of Ariana — the
relief given to the famished Eretrians — — the episode of Hyacinthus and Cleora
...
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That Mr . Jenyns felt the force of this powerful refutation may be readily supposed
; but it were to be wished he had not retained his resentment for so many years ,
and then given it vent in a paltry epitaph on Dr . Johnson , which his biographer ...
That Mr . Jenyns felt the force of this powerful refutation may be readily supposed
; but it were to be wished he had not retained his resentment for so many years ,
and then given it vent in a paltry epitaph on Dr . Johnson , which his biographer ...
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Some of them seem to be given upou doubtful authority , and others are not
strictly speaking characteristic , because not habitual , or , if babitual , are too
insignificant for notice . It is of as little consequence to know that Mr . Warton
smoked ...
Some of them seem to be given upou doubtful authority , and others are not
strictly speaking characteristic , because not habitual , or , if babitual , are too
insignificant for notice . It is of as little consequence to know that Mr . Warton
smoked ...
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It appears , however , to be now universally given to Mason . Mr , Thomas Warton
was of opinion that " it might bave been written by Walpole and buckramed by
Mason . ” Mr . Malone , in a note ou this opinion , which occurs in Boswell ' s Life
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It appears , however , to be now universally given to Mason . Mr , Thomas Warton
was of opinion that " it might bave been written by Walpole and buckramed by
Mason . ” Mr . Malone , in a note ou this opinion , which occurs in Boswell ' s Life
...
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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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