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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... fame than desirous of obtaining a maintenance by the labours of his pen , that he might be less burthensome to his mother . With this laudable view , he practised the strictest economy , and pursued his studies with exemplary diligence ...
... fame than desirous of obtaining a maintenance by the labours of his pen , that he might be less burthensome to his mother . With this laudable view , he practised the strictest economy , and pursued his studies with exemplary diligence ...
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... fame of his predecessor , he was not allowed to enjoy all the benefits of comparison . His Odes were confessedly superior to those of Cibber , but the office itself , under Cibber's possession , had become so ridiculous , that it was no ...
... fame of his predecessor , he was not allowed to enjoy all the benefits of comparison . His Odes were confessedly superior to those of Cibber , but the office itself , under Cibber's possession , had become so ridiculous , that it was no ...
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... a man not dependent on fame , and whose productions formed the amusement of his leisure hours . It would 2 Shenstone's Letters . Letter xlix . C. appear by one of Shenstone's letters that he occasionally used 282 LIFE OF JAGO .
... a man not dependent on fame , and whose productions formed the amusement of his leisure hours . It would 2 Shenstone's Letters . Letter xlix . C. appear by one of Shenstone's letters that he occasionally used 282 LIFE OF JAGO .
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... tages of literary society , and the execution of literary schemes by which he might in- dulge his genius , and be rewarded by fame and wealth . Accordingly , soon after his arrival , he renewed his acquaintance with his former friends.
... tages of literary society , and the execution of literary schemes by which he might in- dulge his genius , and be rewarded by fame and wealth . Accordingly , soon after his arrival , he renewed his acquaintance with his former friends.
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... fame or advantage he derived from it we know not , as no mention is made of him in the extensive correspondence of Pope or Swift . He was , however , obliged to return to Ireland , where for a short time he resumed his legal profession ...
... fame or advantage he derived from it we know not , as no mention is made of him in the extensive correspondence of Pope or Swift . He was , however , obliged to return to Ireland , where for a short time he resumed his legal profession ...
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