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 392
... . He is either to give a series of the BEST poets , or of the most POPULAR , but simple as these rules may appear , they are not without difficulties , for whichever we choose to rely upon , the other will be found to.
... . He is either to give a series of the BEST poets , or of the most POPULAR , but simple as these rules may appear , they are not without difficulties , for whichever we choose to rely upon , the other will be found to.
Page 394
... give them that degree of favour with the public which they once enjoyed . For these reasons , in selecting from this class , it was the Editor's object to give such a series as might tend , not only to revive genuine and undeservedly ...
... give them that degree of favour with the public which they once enjoyed . For these reasons , in selecting from this class , it was the Editor's object to give such a series as might tend , not only to revive genuine and undeservedly ...
Page 402
... gives a report , or rather tradition , that " when Wickliff was guardian or warden of Canterbury college , he had to his pupil the famous poet called Jeffry Chaucer ( father of Thomas Chaucer of Ewelme in Oxfordshire , Esq . ) who ...
... gives a report , or rather tradition , that " when Wickliff was guardian or warden of Canterbury college , he had to his pupil the famous poet called Jeffry Chaucer ( father of Thomas Chaucer of Ewelme in Oxfordshire , Esq . ) who ...
Page 404
... give it a plausible appearance , induced him to do Chaucer many good offices , in order to engage him in his interest . " But al- though the assistance of learned men to an ambitious statesman is very well understood in modern times ...
... give it a plausible appearance , induced him to do Chaucer many good offices , in order to engage him in his interest . " But al- though the assistance of learned men to an ambitious statesman is very well understood in modern times ...
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... give a preference to the former by making it the vehicle of translation . The language , therefore , in use in Chaucer's days , among the upper classes , and by all that would be thought learned , was a Norman - Saxon dialect ...
... give a preference to the former by making it the vehicle of translation . The language , therefore , in use in Chaucer's days , among the upper classes , and by all that would be thought learned , was a Norman - Saxon dialect ...
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