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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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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What Gray seems to be afraid of , is Whitehead ' s admission that the decay of
friendship may be mutual , and from causes for which neither party is seriously to
blame . The subject of this poem is not indirectly connected with the verses which
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What Gray seems to be afraid of , is Whitehead ' s admission that the decay of
friendship may be mutual , and from causes for which neither party is seriously to
blame . The subject of this poem is not indirectly connected with the verses which
...
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In general , he seems to have taken Milton for his model , and throughout his
poems we find expressions borrowed with as much freedom from Milton , as he
has proved that Milton borrowed from others . One piece only , Newmarket , is an
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In general , he seems to have taken Milton for his model , and throughout his
poems we find expressions borrowed with as much freedom from Milton , as he
has proved that Milton borrowed from others . One piece only , Newmarket , is an
...
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His poems , however , especially where attempts are made at description ,
indicate powers which seem to have wanted the aid ... We know that poetical
genius is almost wholly independent of learning , and seems often planted in a
soil where ...
His poems , however , especially where attempts are made at description ,
indicate powers which seem to have wanted the aid ... We know that poetical
genius is almost wholly independent of learning , and seems often planted in a
soil where ...
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He seems to have felt a certain degree of pleasure , not wholly unmixed , in
watching the progress of his subscription , and the gradual accession of names
known to the learned world , or dear to himself by past recollections . During the ...
He seems to have felt a certain degree of pleasure , not wholly unmixed , in
watching the progress of his subscription , and the gradual accession of names
known to the learned world , or dear to himself by past recollections . During the ...
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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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