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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He had , indeed , a retentive me . mory , and soon discovered symptoms of an
impetuous temper , but these circum . stances are not enough to distinguish him
from hundreds of children who never attain eminence . In his infancy he was ...
He had , indeed , a retentive me . mory , and soon discovered symptoms of an
impetuous temper , but these circum . stances are not enough to distinguish him
from hundreds of children who never attain eminence . In his infancy he was ...
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His friend , Dr . Taylor , assured Mr . Boswell , that he never could have gone to
college , had not a gentleman of Shropshire , one of his school . fellows ,
spontaneously undertaken to support him at Oxford , in the character of his
companion ...
His friend , Dr . Taylor , assured Mr . Boswell , that he never could have gone to
college , had not a gentleman of Shropshire , one of his school . fellows ,
spontaneously undertaken to support him at Oxford , in the character of his
companion ...
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... Guthrie composed the parliamentary speeches from July 1736 , and Johnson
succeeded him NoFember 1740 , and continued them to February 1742 - 3 . C .
been distinguished , and in which it bas never been THE LIFE OF JOHNSON .
... Guthrie composed the parliamentary speeches from July 1736 , and Johnson
succeeded him NoFember 1740 , and continued them to February 1742 - 3 . C .
been distinguished , and in which it bas never been THE LIFE OF JOHNSON .
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been distinguished , and in which it bas never been interrupted by a successful
rival . By some manuscript memorandums concerning Dr . Johnson , written by
the late Dr . Farmer , and obligingly given to me by Mr . Nichols , it appears that
he ...
been distinguished , and in which it bas never been interrupted by a successful
rival . By some manuscript memorandums concerning Dr . Johnson , written by
the late Dr . Farmer , and obligingly given to me by Mr . Nichols , it appears that
he ...
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... as the production of a man of parts and genius : and Johnson never forgot the
favour . Warburton , he said , praised him when praise was of value . In 1747 , he
resumed his labours in the Gentleman ' s Magazine , and although many entire ...
... as the production of a man of parts and genius : and Johnson never forgot the
favour . Warburton , he said , praised him when praise was of value . In 1747 , he
resumed his labours in the Gentleman ' s Magazine , and although many entire ...
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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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