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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... poetical works , as it has ever been admired in the closet , for the propriety of its sentiments and the elegance of its language . In 1750 , he commenced a work which raised his fame yet higher than it had ever yet reached , and will ...
... poetical works , as it has ever been admired in the closet , for the propriety of its sentiments and the elegance of its language . In 1750 , he commenced a work which raised his fame yet higher than it had ever yet reached , and will ...
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... poetical miscellanies by Mrs. Anna Williams . This lady was still an in- mate in his house , and was indeed absolute mistress . Although her temper was far from pleasant , and she had now gained an ascendancy over him which she often ...
... poetical miscellanies by Mrs. Anna Williams . This lady was still an in- mate in his house , and was indeed absolute mistress . Although her temper was far from pleasant , and she had now gained an ascendancy over him which she often ...
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... poetical biography of his country , and appeared to be best qualified to illustrate it by judicious criticism . Whether we consider what he un- dertook , or what he performed , the sum of two hundred guineas which he de- manded , will ...
... poetical biography of his country , and appeared to be best qualified to illustrate it by judicious criticism . Whether we consider what he un- dertook , or what he performed , the sum of two hundred guineas which he de- manded , will ...
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... poetical fame to Johnson . In 1782 , the public demand rendered it necessary to print an edition of the Lives in four octavo volumes ; and in 1783 , another edition of the same number , but considerably enlarged , altered and corrected ...
... poetical fame to Johnson . In 1782 , the public demand rendered it necessary to print an edition of the Lives in four octavo volumes ; and in 1783 , another edition of the same number , but considerably enlarged , altered and corrected ...
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... poetical talents according to the purest models . His poetical efforts were very early , for in his sixteenth year he wrote a poem to the memory of sir Isaac Newton , which was supposed to have merit enough to deserve a place in the ...
... poetical talents according to the purest models . His poetical efforts were very early , for in his sixteenth year he wrote a poem to the memory of sir Isaac Newton , which was supposed to have merit enough to deserve a place in the ...
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