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 now become personally known to Cave , and began to contribute to the
Magazine original poetry , Latin , and English translations , biographical sketches
, and other miscellaneous articles , particularly the debates in parliament , under
...
He had now become personally known to Cave , and began to contribute to the
Magazine original poetry , Latin , and English translations , biographical sketches
, and other miscellaneous articles , particularly the debates in parliament , under
...
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some inferior employment from the booksellers , and produced some of the most
valuable of his original works . In 1749 , he published his second imitation of
Juvenal , under the title of the Vanity of Human Wishes , for which , with all the
fame ...
some inferior employment from the booksellers , and produced some of the most
valuable of his original works . In 1749 , he published his second imitation of
Juvenal , under the title of the Vanity of Human Wishes , for which , with all the
fame ...
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His original intention , and all indeed that was expected from him , was a very
concise biographical and critical account of each poet , but he had not proceeded
far before he began to enlarge the lives to the present extent , and at last ...
His original intention , and all indeed that was expected from him , was a very
concise biographical and critical account of each poet , but he had not proceeded
far before he began to enlarge the lives to the present extent , and at last ...
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Samuel Johnson. RICHARD GL OVER ESQ Cngraved by Hellonay 1986 from an
Original Púinted ly M , Hone 1756 . SS THE LIFE OF GLOVER , BY MR .
CHALMERS .
Samuel Johnson. RICHARD GL OVER ESQ Cngraved by Hellonay 1986 from an
Original Púinted ly M , Hone 1756 . SS THE LIFE OF GLOVER , BY MR .
CHALMERS .
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His comparisons , as lord Lyttelton remarks , are original and striking , although
sometimes not sufficiently dignified . His descriptions are minutely faithful , and
his episodes are in general so interesting , that no critical exceptions would ...
His comparisons , as lord Lyttelton remarks , are original and striking , although
sometimes not sufficiently dignified . His descriptions are minutely faithful , and
his episodes are in general so interesting , that no critical exceptions would ...
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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 |
| Original from | Oxford University |
| Digitized | 16 Jun 2006 |
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