Bell's edition. The poets of Great Britain complete from Chaucer to Churchill
by John Bell
- First published:
- 18th century
- Language: English
- Content type: Primary source
Book digitized by Google from the library of the University of Michigan and uploaded to the Internet Archive by user tpb. 109 volumes 13 cm Engraved t.p., with vignettes by Mortimer, Stothard, and others. Title varies v. 52-53 omit "Bell's edition"; v. 54 has title: British poets Each volume has also special title-pages, which often differ in date from the general engr. t.p. Many of the earlier ones (1777-79) read "Bell's 2d edition." Volumes not dated consecutively v. 1-14. Geoff. Chaucer.--v. 15-22. Edmund Spenser.--v. 23-25. John Donne.--v. 26-27. Edmund Waller.--v. 28-31. John Milton.--v. 32-34. Samuel Butler.--v. 35. John Denham.--v. 36-39. Abraham Cowley.--v. 40-42. John Dryden.--v. 43. Went. Dillon, earl of Roscommon.--v. 44. John Sheffield, dukeof Buckingham.--v. 45-46. William King.--v. 47-49. Matthew Prior.--v. 50. Geo. Granville, Lord Lansdowne.--v. 51. John Pomfret.--v. 52-55. Jonath. Swift.-v. 56. Will. Congreve.--v. 57. Joseph Addison.--v. 58. Nicholas Rowe.--v. 59-65. Isaac Watts.--v. 66. John Philips.--v. 67-68. Tho. Parnell.--v. 69. Sam. Garth.--v. 70-71. John Hughes.--v. 72. Elijah Fenton.--v. 73. Thomas Tickell.--v. 74-75. Will. Somerville.--v. 76-79. Alexander Pope.--v. 80-82. John Gay.--v. 83. Will. Broome.--v. 84-87. Edward Young.--v. 88-89. Richard Savage.--v. 90. Christ. Pitt.--v. 91-92. James Thomson.--v. 93. Ambrose Philips.--v. 94. John Dyer.--v. 95. Gilbert West.--v. 96. Lord Lyttelton.--v. 97, pt. 2. James Hammond. pt. 1. William Collins.--v. 98. Edward Moore.--v. 99-100. Will. Shenstone.--v. 101. David Mallet.--v. 102. pt. 1. J. Armstrong. pt. 2. Edmund Smith.--v. 103. pt. 1. Thomas Gray. pt. 2. Richard West.--v. 104-105. Mark Akenside.--v. 106. Jo. Cunningham.--v. 107-109. Cha. Churchill
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| Edition | Date | Publisher | Language | ISBN | Access | Links |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Internet Archive unrestricted pre-1900 PDF scan | 1782-01-01T00:00:00Z | Printed for J. Bell | English | — | Public digitized item | |
Internet Archive unrestricted pre-1900 PDF scan | 1777-01-01T00:00:00Z | London, Printed for J. Bell | English | — | Public digitized item |
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- Contributing institution: New York Public Library
- Contributing institution: University of Michigan
- Digitization sponsor: Google
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