Lives of the English Poets: From Johnson to Kirke White, Designed as a Continuation of Johnson's LivesCary, Henry Francis
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Lives of the English Poets: From Johnson to Kirke White, Designed as a Continuation of Johnson's Lives
Cary, Henry Francis
Poets, English -- Biography
A Book of Letters, upon all kinds of subjects.
Claudian, a new edition of his works, "cum notis variorum," in the
manner of Burman.
Tully's Tusculan Questions, a translation of them.
Tully's De Natura Deorum, a translation of those books.
Benzo's New History of the New World, to be translated.
Machiavel's History of Florence, to be translated.
History of the Revival of Learning in Europe, containing an account of
whatever contributed to the restoration of literature; such as
controversies, printing, the destruction of the Greek empire, the
encouragement of great men, with the lives of the most eminent patrons,
and most eminent early professors of all kinds of learning in different
countries.
A Body of Chronology, inverse, with historical notes.
A Table of the Spectators, Tatlers, and Guardians, distinguished by
figures into six degrees of value, with notes, giving the reasons of
preference or degradation.
A Collection of Letters from English Authors, with a preface, giving
some account of the writers; with reasons for selection, and criticism
upon styles; remarks on each letter, if needful.
A Collection of Proverbs from various languages.--Jan. 6--53.
A Dictionary to the Common Prayer, in imitation of Calmet's Dictionary
of the Bible.--March,--52.
A Collection of Stories and Examples, like those of Valerius Maximus.--
Jan. 10,--53.
From Elian, a volume of select Stories, perhaps from others.--Jan. 28,--
53.
Collection of Travels, Voyages, Adventures, and Descriptions of
Countries.
Dictionary of Ancient History and Mythology.
Treatise on the Study of Polite Literature, containing the history of
learning, directions for editions, commentaries, &c.
Maxims, Characters, and Sentiments, after the manner of Bruyere,
collected out of ancient authors, particularly the Greek, with
Apophthegms.
Classical Miscellanies, select translations from ancient Greek and Latin
authors.
Lives of Illustrious Persons, as well of the active as the learned, in
imitation of Plutarch.
Judgment of the learned upon English Authors.
Poetical Dictionary of the English Tongue.
Considerations upon the Present State of London.
Collection of Epigrams, with notes and observations.
Observations on the English Language, relating to words, phrases, and
modes of speech.
Minutiae Literariae; miscellaneous reflections, criticisms, emendations,
notes.
History of the Constitution.
Comparison of Philosophical and Christian Morality, by sentences
collected from the moralists and fathers.
Plutarch's Lives, in English, with notes.
_Poetry, and Works of Imagination._
Hymn to Ignorance.
The Palace of Sloth, a vision.
Coluthus, to be translated.
Prejudice, a poetical Essay.
The Palace of Nonsense, a vision.
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