The works of the English poets : With prefaces, biographical and critical / by Samuel Johnson.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Johnson, Samuel, 1709-1784.

Language:

English

Genre:

Poetry.

Physical Description:

58 volumes : portraits ; 16 cm (8vo)

Place of Publication:

London : Printed by H. Hughs; for C. Bathurst, J. Buckland, W. Strahan, J. Rivington and Sons ... [and 32 others], 1779-1780.

Contents:

V. 1-2. The poems of Cowley.

v. 3-5. The poems of Milton.

v. 6-7. The poems of Butler.

v. 8. The poems of Waller.

v. 9. The poems of Denham.

v. 10. The poems of Roscom.

v. 11. Otway.

v. 12. The poems of Halifax, Stepney, and Walsh.

v. 13-16. The poems of Dryden.

v. 17-19. Dryden's virgil.

v. 20. The poems of Garth and King.

v. 21. The poems of J. Philips, Smith, and Pomfret.

v. 22. The poems of Hughes.

v. 23. The poems of Addison.

v. 24. Blackmore's creation.

v. 25. The poems of Buckingham and Ansdowne.

v. 26. The poems of Rowe and Tickell.

v. 27-28. Rowe's lucan.

v. 29. The poems of Congreve and fenton.

v. 30. The poems of Prior.

v. 31-34. The poems of Pope.

v. 35-38. Pope's homer.

v. 39-40. Swift's poems.

v. 41-42. The poems of Gay.

v. 43. The poems of Broome and Pitt.

v. 44. The poems of Parnell and A. Philips.

v. 45. The poems of Savage.

v. 46. The poems of Watts.

v. 47. The poems of Somervile.

v. 48. The poems of Mr. James Thomas.

v. 49. Poems of Thomson, Hammond, and Collins.

v. 50-52. The poems of Young.

v. 53. The poems of Dyer and Mallet.

v. 54. The poems of Shenstone.

v. 55. The poems of Akenside.

v. 56. The poems of Lyttelton, West, and Gray.

v. 57-58. Index to the English poets.

Notes:

The first 56 volumes are dated 1779, and the last two, entitled: 'Index to the English poets.', dated 1780.

The first eight volumes were printed by H. Hughs, and thenceforth, in various order and number of volumes done, by E. Cox, R. Hett, J. D. Cornish, J. Rivington, J. Nichols, H. Goldney, H. Baldwin and G. Bigg.

The 'Prefaces' were published separately as: 'Prefaces, biographical and critical, to the works of the English poets', 1779-81, but sometimes accompany 'The works'.

Vols. 9-10, 11-12, 27-28 paged continuously.

Local Notes:

RBC has only v.49.

Cited in:

ESTC T92171

Courtney, W.P. Johnson, p. 140

OCLC:

31958812