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 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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... Boswell ' s acquaiotance with Dr . Johnson commenced in the year 1763 , aod
from that time , he appears to have meditated what he at length executed , the
most complete and striking portrait ever exhibited of any human being . His Tour
...
... Boswell ' s acquaiotance with Dr . Johnson commenced in the year 1763 , aod
from that time , he appears to have meditated what he at length executed , the
most complete and striking portrait ever exhibited of any human being . His Tour
...
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Notwithstanding the great difference of their political principles , Scott had too
much love for goodness and genius , not to be highly gratified in the opportunity
of cultivating a friendship with that great exemplar of human virtues , and that
great ...
Notwithstanding the great difference of their political principles , Scott had too
much love for goodness and genius , not to be highly gratified in the opportunity
of cultivating a friendship with that great exemplar of human virtues , and that
great ...
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In the further pursuits of his examination , he perceived at every step new lights
arising , and some of the brightest from parts of it the most obscure , but
productive of the clearest proofs , because equally beyond the power of human
artifice to ...
In the further pursuits of his examination , he perceived at every step new lights
arising , and some of the brightest from parts of it the most obscure , but
productive of the clearest proofs , because equally beyond the power of human
artifice to ...
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most happily , to the full enjoyment of human life , and to the final attainment of
heaven . ” This admirable poem appears to have been written in the years 1783
and 1784 , but underwent many careful revisions . The public had done much for
...
most happily , to the full enjoyment of human life , and to the final attainment of
heaven . ” This admirable poem appears to have been written in the years 1783
and 1784 , but underwent many careful revisions . The public had done much for
...
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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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