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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some inferior employment from the booksellers , and produced some of the most
valuable of his original works . ... which always iuclined him to view the gloomy
side of human affairs , In the same year , Garrick offered to produce his Irene on ...
some inferior employment from the booksellers , and produced some of the most
valuable of his original works . ... which always iuclined him to view the gloomy
side of human affairs , In the same year , Garrick offered to produce his Irene on ...
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... entitled Miscellanies and fugitive Pieces , which he advertised in the
newspapers , as the production of the “ author of ... The rupture between Great
Britain and America once more roused our author ' s political energies , and
produced his ...
... entitled Miscellanies and fugitive Pieces , which he advertised in the
newspapers , as the production of the “ author of ... The rupture between Great
Britain and America once more roused our author ' s political energies , and
produced his ...
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He then began a regular tragedy , The Roman Father , which was produced on
the stage in 1750 . He appears to have viewed the difficulties of a first attempt
with a wary eye , and had the precaution to make himself known to the public by
the ...
He then began a regular tragedy , The Roman Father , which was produced on
the stage in 1750 . He appears to have viewed the difficulties of a first attempt
with a wary eye , and had the precaution to make himself known to the public by
the ...
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During this placid enjoyment of high life , he produced The School for Lovers , a
comedy , which was performed at Drury Lane in the year 1762 . In the
advertisement prefixed to it , he acknowledges his obligations to a small dramatic
piece ...
During this placid enjoyment of high life , he produced The School for Lovers , a
comedy , which was performed at Drury Lane in the year 1762 . In the
advertisement prefixed to it , he acknowledges his obligations to a small dramatic
piece ...
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Even among our living poets , we may find more than one who have given proofs
that extraordinary poetry may yet be produced , and that the rules of writing are
not so fixed , nor criticism so studied as to impede the progress of real genius ...
Even among our living poets , we may find more than one who have given proofs
that extraordinary poetry may yet be produced , and that the rules of writing are
not so fixed , nor criticism so studied as to impede the progress of real genius ...
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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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