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
... kind readily pointed out that the objections of critics would be directed , either against redundancy , or defect , and it is as likely that I shall be blamed for admitting too many , as for admitting too few , into a work professing to ...
... kind readily pointed out that the objections of critics would be directed , either against redundancy , or defect , and it is as likely that I shall be blamed for admitting too many , as for admitting too few , into a work professing to ...
Page 394
... kind , to him who does not attempt to execute it , will appear to have every advantage , and not many difficulties . On trial , however , it was soon discovered that some limits must be set to such a collection ; that it would be in ...
... kind , to him who does not attempt to execute it , will appear to have every advantage , and not many difficulties . On trial , however , it was soon discovered that some limits must be set to such a collection ; that it would be in ...
Page 402
... kind , and the whole hangs together so loosely , even when rectified by Mr. Tyrwhitt's more judicious remarks , that too much caution cannot be observed in any attempt to separate matters of fact from those of conjecture . Of his birth ...
... kind , and the whole hangs together so loosely , even when rectified by Mr. Tyrwhitt's more judicious remarks , that too much caution cannot be observed in any attempt to separate matters of fact from those of conjecture . Of his birth ...
Page 406
... kind of information which it would be desirable to obtain respecting Chaucer . All we know certainly of this period is , that the duke of Lancaster still preserved his friendship for our poet , and probably was the means of the grants ...
... kind of information which it would be desirable to obtain respecting Chaucer . All we know certainly of this period is , that the duke of Lancaster still preserved his friendship for our poet , and probably was the means of the grants ...
Page 410
... kind can be attempted without following the track of the judicious Tyrwhitt . With respect to the mixture of French words and phrases in Chaucer's writings , it must be observed that the French language was prevalent in this country ...
... kind can be attempted without following the track of the judicious Tyrwhitt . With respect to the mixture of French words and phrases in Chaucer's writings , it must be observed that the French language was prevalent in this country ...
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