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 there was much in Dodd ' s character to justify this sentiment , or to
demand the interference of the corporation of Lon . don , backed by the petitions
of thousands of the most distinguished and wealthy citizens , may perhaps be ...
Whether there was much in Dodd ' s character to justify this sentiment , or to
demand the interference of the corporation of Lon . don , backed by the petitions
of thousands of the most distinguished and wealthy citizens , may perhaps be ...
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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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His errours have been brought forward with no sparing hand both by his friends
and his enemies , yet when every fair deduction is made from the rea puted
excellence of his character as a man and a writer , enough , in my opinion , will
remain ...
His errours have been brought forward with no sparing hand both by his friends
and his enemies , yet when every fair deduction is made from the rea puted
excellence of his character as a man and a writer , enough , in my opinion , will
remain ...
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... been able to discover ; all his foibles of manner and conversation are faithfully
recorded , and recorded so frequently that it is easier to form a just estimate of
doctor Johnson than of any eminent character in the whole range of biography s .
... been able to discover ; all his foibles of manner and conversation are faithfully
recorded , and recorded so frequently that it is easier to form a just estimate of
doctor Johnson than of any eminent character in the whole range of biography s .
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The artful conduct of the principal design ; the skill in connecting and adapting
every episode to the carrying on , and serving that design ; the variety of
characters , the great care to keep them , and distinguish each from the other by a
propriety ...
The artful conduct of the principal design ; the skill in connecting and adapting
every episode to the carrying on , and serving that design ; the variety of
characters , the great care to keep them , and distinguish each from the other by a
propriety ...
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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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