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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... and proved that it did not arise from want of mental resources , or weakness of
understanding . On his return to the university , he probably con , tinued his
desultory manner of reading , and occasionally formed resolutions of re . gular
study ...
... and proved that it did not arise from want of mental resources , or weakness of
understanding . On his return to the university , he probably con , tinued his
desultory manner of reading , and occasionally formed resolutions of re . gular
study ...
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... be undertaken without the precaution of a subscription , and they will regret
that in this case the subscription was so inadequate to the expense of printing as
to deter our anthor from exécuting what probably would have made him known
and ...
... be undertaken without the precaution of a subscription , and they will regret
that in this case the subscription was so inadequate to the expense of printing as
to deter our anthor from exécuting what probably would have made him known
and ...
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In 1750 , he commenced a work which raised his fame yet higher than it had ever
yet reached , and will probably convey his name to the latest posterity . He
appears to have entered on the Rambler without any communication with his
friends ...
In 1750 , he commenced a work which raised his fame yet higher than it had ever
yet reached , and will probably convey his name to the latest posterity . He
appears to have entered on the Rambler without any communication with his
friends ...
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... work , " and published in 1754 , a pamphlet entitled The Grand Impostor
detected , or Milton convicted of Forgery against Charles I , which was reviewed
with censure , in the Gentleman ' s Magazine of that year , and probably by
Johnson .
... work , " and published in 1754 , a pamphlet entitled The Grand Impostor
detected , or Milton convicted of Forgery against Charles I , which was reviewed
with censure , in the Gentleman ' s Magazine of that year , and probably by
Johnson .
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His translation of Lobo probably suggested his placing the scene in Abyssinia ;
but there is a little starce volume , unnoticed by his biographers , from which I
suspect he took some hints . It is entitled The late Travels of S . Giacomo Baratti ,
an ...
His translation of Lobo probably suggested his placing the scene in Abyssinia ;
but there is a little starce volume , unnoticed by his biographers , from which I
suspect he took some hints . It is entitled The late Travels of S . Giacomo Baratti ,
an ...
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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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