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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... 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 .
... 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 1767 , he bad the honour to be admitted to a personal interview with his ma .
jesty in the library of the queen ' s palace . Of the conversation which passed , Mr
. Boswell has given a very interesting and authentic account , which , it may here
...
In 1767 , he bad the honour to be admitted to a personal interview with his ma .
jesty in the library of the queen ' s palace . Of the conversation which passed , Mr
. Boswell has given a very interesting and authentic account , which , it may here
...
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Of the other honours paid to his memory , it may suffice to say that they were
more in number and quality than were erer paid to any man of literature . It was
his singular fate that the age , which he contributed to improve , repaid him by a ...
Of the other honours paid to his memory , it may suffice to say that they were
more in number and quality than were erer paid to any man of literature . It was
his singular fate that the age , which he contributed to improve , repaid him by a ...
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... and at a time when there were few regular vehicles of praise or criticism , took
every opportunity of encouraging his efforts , and apprising the nation of this new
addition to its literary honours . Of the poem in question , he thus speaks , in his ...
... and at a time when there were few regular vehicles of praise or criticism , took
every opportunity of encouraging his efforts , and apprising the nation of this new
addition to its literary honours . Of the poem in question , he thus speaks , in his ...
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His feelings on this disappointment do him so much honour , and are so
elegantly expressed in the speech he addressed to the livery , thrat no apology
seems necessary for introducing it in this place : “ Gentlemen , “ After the trouble
which I ...
His feelings on this disappointment do him so much honour , and are so
elegantly expressed in the speech he addressed to the livery , thrat no apology
seems necessary for introducing it in this place : “ Gentlemen , “ After the trouble
which I ...
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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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