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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... however , who could produce a recorded ancestry ; and used to say , that in him this was disinterested , for he could scarcely tell who was his grandfather . 210. h . 154 . That he was remarkable in his early years has been.
... however , who could produce a recorded ancestry ; and used to say , that in him this was disinterested , for he could scarcely tell who was his grandfather . 210. h . 154 . That he was remarkable in his early years has been.
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... says , " There is reason to think that Swift declined to meddle in the business : and to that circumstance Johnson's known dislike of Swift has often been imputed . " That Swift declined to meddle 1 ខ in the business is not improbable ...
... says , " There is reason to think that Swift declined to meddle in the business : and to that circumstance Johnson's known dislike of Swift has often been imputed . " That Swift declined to meddle 1 ខ in the business is not improbable ...
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... says , that a prosecution was ordered , but of this no traces can be found in any of the public offices . One of his politi- cal enemies reprinted it in the year 1775 , to show what a change had been effected in his principles by a ...
... says , that a prosecution was ordered , but of this no traces can be found in any of the public offices . One of his politi- cal enemies reprinted it in the year 1775 , to show what a change had been effected in his principles by a ...
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... say more in this place , than that after the lapse of half a century , neither envy has injured , nor industry rivaled its usefulness or popularity . In the following year , he abridged his Dictionary into an octavo size , and en gaged ...
... say more in this place , than that after the lapse of half a century , neither envy has injured , nor industry rivaled its usefulness or popularity . In the following year , he abridged his Dictionary into an octavo size , and en gaged ...
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... say , that Dr. Johnson was not in all re- spects to be considered as the editor . He had not the choice of the poets to be admitted , although in addition to the list prepared by his employers , he recommend- Blackmore , Watts , Pomfret ...
... say , that Dr. Johnson was not in all re- spects to be considered as the editor . He had not the choice of the poets to be admitted , although in addition to the list prepared by his employers , he recommend- Blackmore , Watts , Pomfret ...
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