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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This bad long been the ardent wish of his heart , the object of all his pursuits , and
an object which he at length accomplished with the strictest honour , and with a
satisfaction to his own mind the most pure and delightful . It is , indeed , among ...
This bad long been the ardent wish of his heart , the object of all his pursuits , and
an object which he at length accomplished with the strictest honour , and with a
satisfaction to his own mind the most pure and delightful . It is , indeed , among ...
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His object is to prove that the common and statute laws of the realm then in force ,
give the civil state in every country a power , which , if it were perfectly
understood , and continually prepared , would effectually quell any riot or
insurrection ...
His object is to prove that the common and statute laws of the realm then in force ,
give the civil state in every country a power , which , if it were perfectly
understood , and continually prepared , would effectually quell any riot or
insurrection ...
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He bad now secured , as his friend lord Ashburton congratulated him , “ two of the
first objects of human pursuit , those of ambition and love . " His stay in England
after these events was very short , as he embarked for India in the month of April
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He bad now secured , as his friend lord Ashburton congratulated him , “ two of the
first objects of human pursuit , those of ambition and love . " His stay in England
after these events was very short , as he embarked for India in the month of April
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As to the French philosophers , whom our author incidentally noticed , it was not
their object at that time to provoke a public controversy . They were effecting their
purpose by surer means , and Dr . Beattie lived to see their principles triumphant
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As to the French philosophers , whom our author incidentally noticed , it was not
their object at that time to provoke a public controversy . They were effecting their
purpose by surer means , and Dr . Beattie lived to see their principles triumphant
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His removal from Weston now appeared to his friends a necessary experiment ,
to try what change of air and of objects might produce : and his young kinsman ,
the rev . Mr . Johnson , undertook to convey him and Mrs . Unwin from that place
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His removal from Weston now appeared to his friends a necessary experiment ,
to try what change of air and of objects might produce : and his young kinsman ,
the rev . Mr . Johnson , undertook to convey him and Mrs . Unwin from that place
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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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