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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There is little else in his family history worthy of notice , nor had he much
pleasure in tracing his pedigree , He venerated others , however , who could
produce a recorded ancestry ; and used to say , that in him this was disinterested
, for he ...
There is little else in his family history worthy of notice , nor had he much
pleasure in tracing his pedigree , He venerated others , however , who could
produce a recorded ancestry ; and used to say , that in him this was disinterested
, for he ...
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It will be sufficient for the present sketch to notice only his more important
productions , or such as were of sufficient consequence to be published
separately . . In 1739 , he wrote A complete Vindication of the Licensers of the
Stage , from the ...
It will be sufficient for the present sketch to notice only his more important
productions , or such as were of sufficient consequence to be published
separately . . In 1739 , he wrote A complete Vindication of the Licensers of the
Stage , from the ...
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As to his plan of an edition of Shakspeare , he had many difficulties to encounter .
Little notice was taken of his proposals , and Warburton was known to be
engaged in a simi . lar undertaking . Warburton , however , had the liberality to
praise ...
As to his plan of an edition of Shakspeare , he had many difficulties to encounter .
Little notice was taken of his proposals , and Warburton was known to be
engaged in a simi . lar undertaking . Warburton , however , had the liberality to
praise ...
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The notice which you have been pleased to take of my labours , had it been early
, had been kind : but it has been delayed till I am indifferent , and cannot enjoy it :
3 Sec this matter explained in the Preface to the Adventurer , British Essayists ...
The notice which you have been pleased to take of my labours , had it been early
, had been kind : but it has been delayed till I am indifferent , and cannot enjoy it :
3 Sec this matter explained in the Preface to the Adventurer , British Essayists ...
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... and one of most his finished compositions , both in point of style , argument
and wit , was that of Soame Jenyos ' s Free Inquiry into the Nature and Origin of
Evil . This attracted so much notice that the bookseller was encouraged to publish
it ...
... and one of most his finished compositions , both in point of style , argument
and wit , was that of Soame Jenyos ' s Free Inquiry into the Nature and Origin of
Evil . This attracted so much notice that the bookseller was encouraged to publish
it ...
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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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