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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Pope is said to have expressed his bigh approbation of it , but critics in that
language , among whom Pope could never be ranked , have not considered
Johnson ' s Latin poems as the happiest of his com , positions . When Jordan left
college ...
Pope is said to have expressed his bigh approbation of it , but critics in that
language , among whom Pope could never be ranked , have not considered
Johnson ' s Latin poems as the happiest of his com , positions . When Jordan left
college ...
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... and Greek languages . , Gil . bert Walmsley , a man of learning and worth ,
whom he has celebrated by a character drawn with yo paralleled elegance ,
endeavoured to promote this plan , but it proved abortive . Three pupils only
appeared ...
... and Greek languages . , Gil . bert Walmsley , a man of learning and worth ,
whom he has celebrated by a character drawn with yo paralleled elegance ,
endeavoured to promote this plan , but it proved abortive . Three pupils only
appeared ...
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In this year also he issued his plan for a Dietionary of the English language . The
design of this great work was at first suggested by Dodsley , and Johnson ,
having consented to undertakeit , entered into an agreement with the booksellers
for ...
In this year also he issued his plan for a Dietionary of the English language . The
design of this great work was at first suggested by Dodsley , and Johnson ,
having consented to undertakeit , entered into an agreement with the booksellers
for ...
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It is now added to his poetical works , as it has ever been admired in the closet ,
for the propriety of its sentiments and the elegance of its language . In 1750 , he
commenced a work which raised his fame yet higher than it had ever yet reached
...
It is now added to his poetical works , as it has ever been admired in the closet ,
for the propriety of its sentiments and the elegance of its language . In 1750 , he
commenced a work which raised his fame yet higher than it had ever yet reached
...
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His principal motive appears to have been his friendship for Mr . Gwyn , who had
given in a plan , and probably he only clothed Gwyn ' s arguments in his own
stately language . Such a contest was certainly not within his province , and he ...
His principal motive appears to have been his friendship for Mr . Gwyn , who had
given in a plan , and probably he only clothed Gwyn ' s arguments in his own
stately language . Such a contest was certainly not within his province , and he ...
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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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