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 |
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Page 402
... became a master of its philosophy , poetry , and such languages as formed the intercourse between men of learning . Leland says he was " acutus dialecticus , dulcis rhetor , lepidus poeta , gravis philosophus , ingeniosus mathematicus ...
... became a master of its philosophy , poetry , and such languages as formed the intercourse between men of learning . Leland says he was " acutus dialecticus , dulcis rhetor , lepidus poeta , gravis philosophus , ingeniosus mathematicus ...
Page 404
... became his patron upon the most liberal grounds , although Chaucer might afterwards repay his favours by exposing the conduct of the clergy , who were particularly obnoxious to the duke by their monopoly of power . One effect of this ...
... became his patron upon the most liberal grounds , although Chaucer might afterwards repay his favours by exposing the conduct of the clergy , who were particularly obnoxious to the duke by their monopoly of power . One effect of this ...
Page 408
... became greatly distressed for want of pecuniary supplies . Such ingratitude , we may suppose , gave him more uneasiness than the consequences of it ; but it did not lessen his courage , as he soon ventured to return to England . On this ...
... became greatly distressed for want of pecuniary supplies . Such ingratitude , we may suppose , gave him more uneasiness than the consequences of it ; but it did not lessen his courage , as he soon ventured to return to England . On this ...
Page 410
... became the case in a much greater proportion " . It was a matter of policy in the conqueror to introduce his own language , and it would soon become a matter of interest in the people to acquire it . We uniformly find that where new ...
... became the case in a much greater proportion " . It was a matter of policy in the conqueror to introduce his own language , and it would soon become a matter of interest in the people to acquire it . We uniformly find that where new ...
Page 421
... became ambitious of being thought scholars and sacrificed their native powers of invention to the ostentation of displaying an extensive course of reading , and to the pride of profound erudition . On this account , the minstrels of ...
... became ambitious of being thought scholars and sacrificed their native powers of invention to the ostentation of displaying an extensive course of reading , and to the pride of profound erudition . On this account , the minstrels of ...
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