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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Young authors did not then present themselves to the public without much
cautious preparation . Johnson conveyed his poem to Cave as the production of
another , of one who was under very disadvantageous circumstances of fortune ,
” and ...
Young authors did not then present themselves to the public without much
cautious preparation . Johnson conveyed his poem to Cave as the production of
another , of one who was under very disadvantageous circumstances of fortune ,
” and ...
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It was not therefore very unreasonable in his friend to suggest , tbat he had
attained the age at which men in general have determined their course of life ,
and that his present situation must be one of two things , either dependent or
precarious ...
It was not therefore very unreasonable in his friend to suggest , tbat he had
attained the age at which men in general have determined their course of life ,
and that his present situation must be one of two things , either dependent or
precarious ...
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Yet the purpose of the present sketch will be fully answered if it shall send the
reader with eagerness to the more ample and satisfactory volume lately
published by lord Teigu - . mouth . The family of this eminent scholar is ancient ,
and may be ...
Yet the purpose of the present sketch will be fully answered if it shall send the
reader with eagerness to the more ample and satisfactory volume lately
published by lord Teigu - . mouth . The family of this eminent scholar is ancient ,
and may be ...
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During a visit to the metropolis in 1784 , Dr . Beattie submitted to the present
bishop of London , with whose friendship he had long been honoured , a part of a
work which at that excellent prelate ' s desire he published in 1786 , entitled ...
During a visit to the metropolis in 1784 , Dr . Beattie submitted to the present
bishop of London , with whose friendship he had long been honoured , a part of a
work which at that excellent prelate ' s desire he published in 1786 , entitled ...
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ted ; and for many years refused all applications to reprint the few articles in our
present volume , and that with the utmost pertinacity . The presumptiou therefore
must be , either that he originally thought as slightingly of those poems as Mr ...
ted ; and for many years refused all applications to reprint the few articles in our
present volume , and that with the utmost pertinacity . The presumptiou therefore
must be , either that he originally thought as slightingly of those poems as Mr ...
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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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