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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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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His abhorrence indecd of Milton ' s political conduct led him to details and
observations which can never be acceptable to a certain class of politicians , but
when he comes to analyze his poetry , and to fix his reputation on its proper basis
, it ...
His abhorrence indecd of Milton ' s political conduct led him to details and
observations which can never be acceptable to a certain class of politicians , but
when he comes to analyze his poetry , and to fix his reputation on its proper basis
, it ...
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This , however , was never performed , or printed . He then began a regular
tragedy , The Roman Father , which was produced on the stage in 1750 . He
appears to have viewed the difficulties of a first attempt with a wary eye , and had
the ...
This , however , was never performed , or printed . He then began a regular
tragedy , The Roman Father , which was produced on the stage in 1750 . He
appears to have viewed the difficulties of a first attempt with a wary eye , and had
the ...
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During the greatest part of his life , he endured the pressures of a narrow fortune
without repining , never relaxing in his industry to acquire , by honest exertions ,
that independence which at length he enjoyed . He did not shine in conversation
...
During the greatest part of his life , he endured the pressures of a narrow fortune
without repining , never relaxing in his industry to acquire , by honest exertions ,
that independence which at length he enjoyed . He did not shine in conversation
...
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he approved of , yet he never could be prevailed on to begin any thing of that
kind . It may seem remarkable , but as far as I know , it was invariably the case ,
that he never could think or write on any subject proposed to him by another . “ I
have ...
he approved of , yet he never could be prevailed on to begin any thing of that
kind . It may seem remarkable , but as far as I know , it was invariably the case ,
that he never could think or write on any subject proposed to him by another . “ I
have ...
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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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