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
... manner , the fame that has sunk in one revolution of taste may be revived in another . There are perhaps but two rules by which a collector of English poetry can be guided . He is either to give a series of the BEST poets , or of the ...
... manner , the fame that has sunk in one revolution of taste may be revived in another . There are perhaps but two rules by which a collector of English poetry can be guided . He is either to give a series of the BEST poets , or of the ...
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... manner could the king * Life prefixed to Urry's Edit . sig . d . C. ' About two hundred pounds of our money . C. • Mr. Ellis observes that this office , " by whatever name we translate it , might be held even by per- sons of the highest ...
... manner could the king * Life prefixed to Urry's Edit . sig . d . C. ' About two hundred pounds of our money . C. • Mr. Ellis observes that this office , " by whatever name we translate it , might be held even by per- sons of the highest ...
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... manners with humour and propriety , than in moving the passions , and in representing the beautiful or the grand objects of nature with grace and sublimity . In a word , that he appeared with all the lustre and dignity of a true poet ...
... manners with humour and propriety , than in moving the passions , and in representing the beautiful or the grand objects of nature with grace and sublimity . In a word , that he appeared with all the lustre and dignity of a true poet ...
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... manners of chivalry . But the national manners and habits were barbarous , unless where the restraint of religion repressed public licentiousness ; and , with respect to taste , the spectacles in which the higher orders indulged , were ...
... manners of chivalry . But the national manners and habits were barbarous , unless where the restraint of religion repressed public licentiousness ; and , with respect to taste , the spectacles in which the higher orders indulged , were ...
Page 414
... manner worthy of their author . In the present edition , in which a more regular arrangement has been attempted , Mr. Tyrwhitt's text has been followed for the Canterbury Tales ; and for the remainder of his works , the black letter ...
... manner worthy of their author . In the present edition , in which a more regular arrangement has been attempted , Mr. Tyrwhitt's text has been followed for the Canterbury Tales ; and for the remainder of his works , the black letter ...
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