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 396
... mentioned that Dr. Johnson's Lives are retained , with some additional notes , originally given in the edition of his works , printed in 1806. Few words , however , are necessary in making this intimation . Dr. Johnson's Lives , after ...
... mentioned that Dr. Johnson's Lives are retained , with some additional notes , originally given in the edition of his works , printed in 1806. Few words , however , are necessary in making this intimation . Dr. Johnson's Lives , after ...
Page 402
... mention of the name Chaucer , in several records , from the time of William the Conqueror to that of Edward I. has been thought sufficient to prove the contrary . Leland says he was nobili loco natus ; but Speght , one of his early ...
... mention of the name Chaucer , in several records , from the time of William the Conqueror to that of Edward I. has been thought sufficient to prove the contrary . Leland says he was nobili loco natus ; but Speght , one of his early ...
Page 404
... mentioned was conferred upon him . He is said to have been in constant attendance on his majesty , and when the court was at Woodstock , resided at a square stone house near the park gate , which long retained the name of Chaucer's ...
... mentioned was conferred upon him . He is said to have been in constant attendance on his majesty , and when the court was at Woodstock , resided at a square stone house near the park gate , which long retained the name of Chaucer's ...
Page 406
... mentioned , during pleasure , of the offices of comptroller of the custom of wools , and comptroller of the parva custuma vinorum , & c . in the port of London . This office , we are told , he filled with great integrity , as well as ...
... mentioned , during pleasure , of the offices of comptroller of the custom of wools , and comptroller of the parva custuma vinorum , & c . in the port of London . This office , we are told , he filled with great integrity , as well as ...
Page 406
... mentioned , and to place the date of his marriage in 1380. " Ellis's Specimens , vol . i . p . 206 . 7 His biographers say he died a member of the church of Rome . Fox claims him as a reformer . Acts and Monuments , vol . ii . p . 42 ...
... mentioned , and to place the date of his marriage in 1380. " Ellis's Specimens , vol . i . p . 206 . 7 His biographers say he died a member of the church of Rome . Fox claims him as a reformer . Acts and Monuments , vol . ii . p . 42 ...
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