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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Warburton , however , had the liberality to praise his observa , tions on Macbeth ,
as the production of a man of parts and genius : and Johnson never forgot the
favour . Warburton , he said , praised him when praise was of value . In 1747 , he
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Warburton , however , had the liberality to praise his observa , tions on Macbeth ,
as the production of a man of parts and genius : and Johnson never forgot the
favour . Warburton , he said , praised him when praise was of value . In 1747 , he
...
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yct more substantially gratified by the eagerness with which his lives of the poets
were read and praised . ... He was attacked on all sides for his contempt of Milton
' s politics , and the sparing praise , or direct censure he had bestowed on the ...
yct more substantially gratified by the eagerness with which his lives of the poets
were read and praised . ... He was attacked on all sides for his contempt of Milton
' s politics , and the sparing praise , or direct censure he had bestowed on the ...
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The poem is now before the reader , who if he thinks this praise too high , will yet
reflect with pleasure that it probably cheered the youthful ambition of the author of
Leonidas . At the usual period , Glover became engaged in the Hamburgh ...
The poem is now before the reader , who if he thinks this praise too high , will yet
reflect with pleasure that it probably cheered the youthful ambition of the author of
Leonidas . At the usual period , Glover became engaged in the Hamburgh ...
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The praise bestowed on this volume was very fattering . ... But notwithstanding
praises which so evidently tended to give a currency to the poems , and which
were probably repeated with eagerness by the friends who had encouraged ...
The praise bestowed on this volume was very fattering . ... But notwithstanding
praises which so evidently tended to give a currency to the poems , and which
were probably repeated with eagerness by the friends who had encouraged ...
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In the mean time the work crept slowly into notice , and acquired the praise of
those who knew the value of such an addition to our stock of English poetry .
Some time before the publication of this volume , Mr . Cowper made a most impor
tant ...
In the mean time the work crept slowly into notice , and acquired the praise of
those who knew the value of such an addition to our stock of English poetry .
Some time before the publication of this volume , Mr . Cowper made a most impor
tant ...
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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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