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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been distinguished , and in which it bas never been interrupted by a successful
rival . By some manuscript memorandums concerning Dr . Johnson , written by
the late Dr . Farmer , and obligingly given to me by Mr . Nichols , it appears that
he ...
been distinguished , and in which it bas never been interrupted by a successful
rival . By some manuscript memorandums concerning Dr . Johnson , written by
the late Dr . Farmer , and obligingly given to me by Mr . Nichols , it appears that
he ...
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... prophetical Inscription , in monkish Rhyme , lately discovered near Lynne in
Norfolk , by Probus Britannicus . These pieces , it is almost needless to add ,
were ironical , a mode of writing in which our author was not eminently successful
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... prophetical Inscription , in monkish Rhyme , lately discovered near Lynne in
Norfolk , by Probus Britannicus . These pieces , it is almost needless to add ,
were ironical , a mode of writing in which our author was not eminently successful
.
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... was persuaded to yield to Garrick ' s advice . The play , however , was at length
performed , but without much success ; although the manager contrived to have it
played long enough to entitle the author to the profits of his three nights ...
... was persuaded to yield to Garrick ' s advice . The play , however , was at length
performed , but without much success ; although the manager contrived to have it
played long enough to entitle the author to the profits of his three nights ...
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The success of the Shakspeare was not great , although upon the whole it in .
creased the respect in which the literary world viewed his talents . Kenrick made
the principal attack on this work , which was aoswered by an Oxford student ...
The success of the Shakspeare was not great , although upon the whole it in .
creased the respect in which the literary world viewed his talents . Kenrick made
the principal attack on this work , which was aoswered by an Oxford student ...
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... as he informed Mr . Boswell , on one day , and written the next . The success ,
since his time , of those mock - patriots whom he has so ably delineated , is too
decisive a proof that the reign of political delusion is not to be shortened by ...
... as he informed Mr . Boswell , on one day , and written the next . The success ,
since his time , of those mock - patriots whom he has so ably delineated , is too
decisive a proof that the reign of political delusion is not to be shortened by ...
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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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