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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Johnson , by recommending original or selected pieces calculated to improve the
taste and judgment of the public , raised the dignity of the Magazine above its
contemporaries , and to him we certainly owe , in a great measure , the various ...
Johnson , by recommending original or selected pieces calculated to improve the
taste and judgment of the public , raised the dignity of the Magazine above its
contemporaries , and to him we certainly owe , in a great measure , the various ...
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In the year 1738 , he made his name at once known and highly respected among
the eminent men of his time , by the publication of London , a piece in imitation of
the third satire of Juvenal . The history of this publication is not uninteresting .
In the year 1738 , he made his name at once known and highly respected among
the eminent men of his time , by the publication of London , a piece in imitation of
the third satire of Juvenal . The history of this publication is not uninteresting .
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... prophetical Inscription , in monkish Rhyme , lately discovered near Lynne in
Norfolk , by Probus Britannicus . These pieces , it is almost needless to add ,
were ironical , a mode of writing in which our author was not eminently successful
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... prophetical Inscription , in monkish Rhyme , lately discovered near Lynne in
Norfolk , by Probus Britannicus . These pieces , it is almost needless to add ,
were ironical , a mode of writing in which our author was not eminently successful
.
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In 1747 , he resumed his labours in the Gentleman ' s Magazine , and although
many entire pieces cannot be ascertained to have come from his pen , he was fre
. quently , if not constantly , employed to superintend the materials of the ...
In 1747 , he resumed his labours in the Gentleman ' s Magazine , and although
many entire pieces cannot be ascertained to have come from his pen , he was fre
. quently , if not constantly , employed to superintend the materials of the ...
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... which was aoswered by an Oxford student , . named Barclay . But neither the
attack nor the answer attracted much notice . In 1766 , he furnished the preface
and some of the pieces which compose a volume of poetical miscellanies by Mrs
...
... which was aoswered by an Oxford student , . named Barclay . But neither the
attack nor the answer attracted much notice . In 1766 , he furnished the preface
and some of the pieces which compose a volume of poetical miscellanies by Mrs
...
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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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