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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Yet he seems afterwards to have been conscious that much depends on
regularity of study , and we find him often prescribiog to himself stated portions of
reading , and recommending the same to others . No man perhaps was ever
more ...
Yet he seems afterwards to have been conscious that much depends on
regularity of study , and we find him often prescribiog to himself stated portions of
reading , and recommending the same to others . No man perhaps was ever
more ...
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Such at least seems to be the result of Mr . Boswell ' s inquiries , but little is known
with certainty , except what is painful to relate , that he either put on an air of
gaiety to conceal his anxious cares , or secluded himself from company that that ...
Such at least seems to be the result of Mr . Boswell ' s inquiries , but little is known
with certainty , except what is painful to relate , that he either put on an air of
gaiety to conceal his anxious cares , or secluded himself from company that that ...
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... to show what a change had been effected in his principles by a pension , but
the publisher does not seem to have known how little change was really effected
, and how little was necessary to render Johnson a loyal subject to his munificent
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... to show what a change had been effected in his principles by a pension , but
the publisher does not seem to have known how little change was really effected
, and how little was necessary to render Johnson a loyal subject to his munificent
...
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Four very large editions have since appeared , and it seems to be one of those
very fortunate and fascinating books of which the public is not likely to tire . Mr .
Boswell , indeed , has proved , contrary to the common opinion , and by means ...
Four very large editions have since appeared , and it seems to be one of those
very fortunate and fascinating books of which the public is not likely to tire . Mr .
Boswell , indeed , has proved , contrary to the common opinion , and by means ...
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... and are so elegantly expressed in the speech he addressed to the livery , thrat
no apology seems necessary for introducing it in this place : “ Gentlemen , “ After
the trouble which I liwe had so large a share in giving you , by my application for
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... and are so elegantly expressed in the speech he addressed to the livery , thrat
no apology seems necessary for introducing it in this place : “ Gentlemen , “ After
the trouble which I liwe had so large a share in giving you , by my application for
...
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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 |
| Original from | Oxford University |
| Digitized | 16 Jun 2006 |
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