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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There is little else in his family history worthy of notice , nor had he much
pleasure in tracing his pedigree , He venerated others , however , who could
produce a recorded ancestry ; and used to say , that in him this was disinterested
, for he ...
There is little else in his family history worthy of notice , nor had he much
pleasure in tracing his pedigree , He venerated others , however , who could
produce a recorded ancestry ; and used to say , that in him this was disinterested
, for he ...
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Mr . Murphy says , “ There is reason to think that Swist 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 in the business is not improbable
...
Mr . Murphy says , “ There is reason to think that Swist 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 in the business is not improbable
...
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Sir John Hawkins indeed says , that a prosecution was ordered , but of this no
traces can be found in any of the public offices . One of his political enemies
reprinted it in the year 1775 , to show what a change had been effected in his
principles ...
Sir John Hawkins indeed says , that a prosecution was ordered , but of this no
traces can be found in any of the public offices . One of his political enemies
reprinted it in the year 1775 , to show what a change had been effected in his
principles ...
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Of a work so well known , it is unnecessary to 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
...
Of a work so well known , it is unnecessary to 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
...
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Of this edition it is yet necessary to 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 ardition to the list prepared by his employers , he
recommend .
Of this edition it is yet necessary to 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 ardition to the list prepared by his employers , he
recommend .
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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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