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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... the whole plan and purpose of it being to show the superiority of freedom over
slavery ; and how much virtue , public spirit , and the love of liberty are preferable
both in their nature and effects , to riches , luxury , and the insolence of power .
... the whole plan and purpose of it being to show the superiority of freedom over
slavery ; and how much virtue , public spirit , and the love of liberty are preferable
both in their nature and effects , to riches , luxury , and the insolence of power .
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But it does not appear that wlien the friends of Leonidas came into power , they
made any permanent provision for the author . During the period of his
embarrassment , he retired from public potice , until the respect and gratitude of
his humbler ...
But it does not appear that wlien the friends of Leonidas came into power , they
made any permanent provision for the author . During the period of his
embarrassment , he retired from public potice , until the respect and gratitude of
his humbler ...
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In Mr . G . were united a wide compass of accurate information in all mercantile
concerns , with high intellectual powers of mind , joined to a copious flow of
eloquence as an orator in the house of commons . Since Milton he was second to
none ...
In Mr . G . were united a wide compass of accurate information in all mercantile
concerns , with high intellectual powers of mind , joined to a copious flow of
eloquence as an orator in the house of commons . Since Milton he was second to
none ...
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Nor does it appear that he undertook a task to which his powers were inadequate
, when he endeavoured to interest his readers in the fate of his gallant hero and
faithful associates . He is not deficient either in the sublime or the pathetic ...
Nor does it appear that he undertook a task to which his powers were inadequate
, when he endeavoured to interest his readers in the fate of his gallant hero and
faithful associates . He is not deficient either in the sublime or the pathetic ...
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... own only by spoiling . It may with more justice be objected to Leonidas , that
the author places too constant a reliance on history , and follows Herodotus and
other writers so closely , as to leave less scope for the powers of invention than
he ...
... own only by spoiling . It may with more justice be objected to Leonidas , that
the author places too constant a reliance on history , and follows Herodotus and
other writers so closely , as to leave less scope for the powers of invention than
he ...
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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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