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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... Johnson , he endeavoured to prevail on Fleetwood , the patentee of Drury -
lane theatre , to accept Irene , but in this was unsuccessful , and having no
interest with any other manager , he laid aside his play in pursuit of literary
employment .
... Johnson , he endeavoured to prevail on Fleetwood , the patentee of Drury -
lane theatre , to accept Irene , but in this was unsuccessful , and having no
interest with any other manager , he laid aside his play in pursuit of literary
employment .
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... and appeared inconsistent with the feelings of a mind tender , benevolent , and
somewhat romantic . Another journey to London , however , promised the
advantages of literary society , and the execution of literary schemes by which he
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... and appeared inconsistent with the feelings of a mind tender , benevolent , and
somewhat romantic . Another journey to London , however , promised the
advantages of literary society , and the execution of literary schemes by which he
...
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He had lived here about twenty years , at a distance from any literary society or
information . His reading was chiefly confined to books of taste and criticism , but
the latter at that time were not many , nor very valuable . In the ancient or modern
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He had lived here about twenty years , at a distance from any literary society or
information . His reading was chiefly confined to books of taste and criticism , but
the latter at that time were not many , nor very valuable . In the ancient or modern
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In literary company he is said to bave been rather silent , but this , his surviving
friends can recollect , was only where the company consisted of a majority of
strangers ; and a man who has a reputation to guard will not lightly enter into ...
In literary company he is said to bave been rather silent , but this , his surviving
friends can recollect , was only where the company consisted of a majority of
strangers ; and a man who has a reputation to guard will not lightly enter into ...
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His memory was more richly stored with literary history than perhaps any man of
his time , and his range was very extensive . He knew French and Italian
literature most intimately ; and when conversing on more common topics , his
extempore ...
His memory was more richly stored with literary history than perhaps any man of
his time , and his range was very extensive . He knew French and Italian
literature most intimately ; and when conversing on more common topics , his
extempore ...
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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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