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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His time , however , was not entirely wasted , as he employed it in read . ing
many of the ancient writers , and stored his mind with so much various infor .
mation , that when he went to Oxford , Dr . Adams said he “ was the best qualified
for the ...
His time , however , was not entirely wasted , as he employed it in read . ing
many of the ancient writers , and stored his mind with so much various infor .
mation , that when he went to Oxford , Dr . Adams said he “ was the best qualified
for the ...
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... and to him we certainly owe , in a great measure , the various information and
literary history for which that miscellany has ever " Guthrie composed the
parliamentary speeches from July 1736 , and Johnson succeeded him
NoFember 1740 ...
... and to him we certainly owe , in a great measure , the various information and
literary history for which that miscellany has ever " Guthrie composed the
parliamentary speeches from July 1736 , and Johnson succeeded him
NoFember 1740 ...
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... yet this also was rendered impossible for want of a degree , and he was
obliged to resume his labours in the Gentleman ' s Magazine , The various
articles which came from his pen are enumerated in chronological series by Mr .
Boswell .
... yet this also was rendered impossible for want of a degree , and he was
obliged to resume his labours in the Gentleman ' s Magazine , The various
articles which came from his pen are enumerated in chronological series by Mr .
Boswell .
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... necessity of occasional relaxation ; and Johnson ' s miud , stored with various
knowledge , and a rich fand of sentiment , afforded him many opportunities of this
kind , in ad , dition to the love of society , which was his predominant passion .
... necessity of occasional relaxation ; and Johnson ' s miud , stored with various
knowledge , and a rich fand of sentiment , afforded him many opportunities of this
kind , in ad , dition to the love of society , which was his predominant passion .
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... Chroni . cle , or . Weekly Gazette , in conjunction with Mr . John Payne . To give
it an air of novelty , Johnson was engaged to write a short periodical paper ,
which he ei )titled The Idler . Most of these papers were written in hasto , in
various ...
... Chroni . cle , or . Weekly Gazette , in conjunction with Mr . John Payne . To give
it an air of novelty , Johnson was engaged to write a short periodical paper ,
which he ei )titled The Idler . Most of these papers were written in hasto , in
various ...
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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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