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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Whether he had offers of patronage , or was thought a formidable enemy to the
minister , is not so certain , but having leisure to calculate how little his labours
were likely to produce , he soon began to wish for some establishment of a more
...
Whether he had offers of patronage , or was thought a formidable enemy to the
minister , is not so certain , but having leisure to calculate how little his labours
were likely to produce , he soon began to wish for some establishment of a more
...
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In 1749 , he published his second imitation of Juvenal , under the title of the
Vanity of Human Wishes , for which , with all the fame he had now acquired , he
received only 6fteen guineas . In his London , we have the manners of common
life ...
In 1749 , he published his second imitation of Juvenal , under the title of the
Vanity of Human Wishes , for which , with all the fame he had now acquired , he
received only 6fteen guineas . In his London , we have the manners of common
life ...
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But to delincate the character of Johnson is a task which the present writer
wishes to decline . Five large editions of Mr . Boswell ' s Life bave familiarized
Johason to the knowledge of the public so intimately , that it would be impossible
to ...
But to delincate the character of Johnson is a task which the present writer
wishes to decline . Five large editions of Mr . Boswell ' s Life bave familiarized
Johason to the knowledge of the public so intimately , that it would be impossible
to ...
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Numerous anecdotes were published , some av , thentic and some imaginary ,
and the general wish to know more of Johason ' was for some years insatiable .
At length the proprietors of his printed works met to consider of a complete and ...
Numerous anecdotes were published , some av , thentic and some imaginary ,
and the general wish to know more of Johason ' was for some years insatiable .
At length the proprietors of his printed works met to consider of a complete and ...
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account of his study of the ancient Greek poets , and his wish to emulate their
fame . Green had probably seen some part of Leonidas , which was begun when
the author was young , and had been submitted in specimens to many of his ...
account of his study of the ancient Greek poets , and his wish to emulate their
fame . Green had probably seen some part of Leonidas , which was begun when
the author was young , and had been submitted in specimens to many of his ...
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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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