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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Of the conversation which passed , Mr . Boswell has given a very interesting and
authentic account , which , it may here be mentioned , he prized at so high a rate ,
as to print it separately in a quarto sheet , and enter it in that form at ...
Of the conversation which passed , Mr . Boswell has given a very interesting and
authentic account , which , it may here be mentioned , he prized at so high a rate ,
as to print it separately in a quarto sheet , and enter it in that form at ...
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... assistant on some occasions , where a nervous and manly speech was wanted
to silence the inferiors in opposition , but it may be doubted whether he would
have given that uniform and open consent which is expected from a party man .
... assistant on some occasions , where a nervous and manly speech was wanted
to silence the inferiors in opposition , but it may be doubted whether he would
have given that uniform and open consent which is expected from a party man .
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But an epic poem he has not yet given , of his own I mean , distinct from his
translations . And certainly , in that species of writing , it is enough to have given
Homer to us , with a force of style not inferior to his own : the bounds of human life
are ...
But an epic poem he has not yet given , of his own I mean , distinct from his
translations . And certainly , in that species of writing , it is enough to have given
Homer to us , with a force of style not inferior to his own : the bounds of human life
are ...
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The character thus attempted to be given has been drawn principally from a
consideration of the following passages in this poem , which in the opinion of the
writer , constitute beauties of a superior kind . The parting of Leonidas with his
wife ...
The character thus attempted to be given has been drawn principally from a
consideration of the following passages in this poem , which in the opinion of the
writer , constitute beauties of a superior kind . The parting of Leonidas with his
wife ...
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... of Athens — the appearance of Xerxes and his troops on the declivity of Mount
Ęgaleos — the passage of Sandauce to Phaleron — the dirge of Ariana — the
relief given to the famished Eretrians — — the episode of Hyacinthus and Cleora
...
... of Athens — the appearance of Xerxes and his troops on the declivity of Mount
Ęgaleos — the passage of Sandauce to Phaleron — the dirge of Ariana — the
relief given to the famished Eretrians — — the episode of Hyacinthus and Cleora
...
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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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