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Anderson, Robert (1750-1830)13
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Cibber, Theophilus4
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Coxeter, Thomas4
Coxeter, Thomas (1689-1747)4
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The lives of the most eminent English poets : with critical observations on their works (v.1)

Johnson, Samuel (1709-1784)

1790-1791

The first two volumes are dated 1790, the other two 1791. Plate dated: 'June 8th. 1781'.

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The lives of the most eminent English poets : with critical observations on their works (v.2)

Johnson, Samuel (1709-1784)

1790-1791

The first two volumes are dated 1790, the other two 1791. Plate dated: 'June 8th. 1781'.

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The lives of the most eminent English poets : with critical observations on their works (v.3)

Johnson, Samuel (1709-1784)

1790-1791

The first two volumes are dated 1790, the other two 1791. Plate dated: 'June 8th. 1781'.

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The lives of the most eminent English poets : with critical observations on their works (v.4)

Johnson, Samuel (1709-1784)

1790-1791

The first two volumes are dated 1790, the other two 1791. Plate dated: 'June 8th. 1781'.

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The life of Milton : in three parts. To which are added, Conjectures on the origin of Paradise lost: with an appendix

Hayley, William (1745-1820); Andreini, Giovanni Battista (1578-)

1796

"Appendix, containing extracts from the Adamo of Andreini; with an analysis of another Italian drama on the same subject": p. [281]-328.

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Poeta infamis, or, A poet not worth hanging : being a dialogue between Lysander Valentine, and poet Pricket : with a letter to the author of The marriage-hater matched, written by his friend

Gildon, Charles (1665-1724)

1692

Attributed to Charles Gildon. cf. NUC. "To the always disingenuous Tom Pricket..." is signed Charles G---n. In it, Gildon disclaims the authorship of his letter prefixed to the first edition of D'Ur...

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The lives of the poets of Great Britain and Ireland : to the time of Dean Swift (v.2)

Cibber, Theophilus (1703-1758); Shiels, Robert d. 1753; Coxeter, Thomas (1689-1747)

1753

On t.-p. of v. 1:... In four volumes. Title varies slightly: v. 2-5, "by Mr. Cibber and other hands." Compiled mainly by Robert Shiels with revisions and additions by Theophilus Cibber. cf. Dict. ...

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The lives of the poets of Great Britain and Ireland : to the time of Dean Swift (v.3)

Cibber, Theophilus (1703-1758); Shiels, Robert d. 1753; Coxeter, Thomas (1689-1747)

1753

On t.-p. of v. 1:... In four volumes. Title varies slightly: v. 2-5, "by Mr. Cibber and other hands." Compiled mainly by Robert Shiels with revisions and additions by Theophilus Cibber. cf. Dict. ...

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The lives of the poets of Great Britain and Ireland : to the time of Dean Swift (v.4)

Cibber, Theophilus (1703-1758); Shiels, Robert d. 1753; Coxeter, Thomas (1689-1747)

1753

On t.-p. of v. 1:... In four volumes. Title varies slightly: v. 2-5, "by Mr. Cibber and other hands." Compiled mainly by Robert Shiels with revisions and additions by Theophilus Cibber. cf. Dict. ...

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The lives of the poets of Great Britain and Ireland : to the time of Dean Swift (v.5)

Cibber, Theophilus (1703-1758); Shiels, Robert d. 1753; Coxeter, Thomas (1689-1747)

1753

On t.-p. of v. 1:... In four volumes. Title varies slightly: v. 2-5, "by Mr. Cibber and other hands." Compiled mainly by Robert Shiels with revisions and additions by Theophilus Cibber. cf. Dict. ...

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The ghost

Churchill, Charles (1731-1764); Flexney, William (1808)

1762

In four books. Book I with general title-page, books III and IV with special title-pages. Book IV printed for J. Coote, W. Flexney, G. Kearsley, J. Gardner, and J. Almon, dated 1763. Contains a ...

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