The works of the English poets
Print Book, English, M DCC LXXIX.-M DCC LXXX. [1779-1780]
Printed by H. Hughs; for C. Bathurst, J. Buckland, W. Strahan, J. Rivington and Sons, T. Davies, ... [and 31 others], London, M DCC LXXIX.-M DCC LXXX. [1779-1780]
58 v. : ports. ; 16 cm. (8vo.)
1252159050
Contents: v. 1-2. Cowley
v. 3-5. Milton
v. 6-7. Butler
v. 8. Waller
v. 9. Denham. Spratt
v. 10. Rochester. Roscommon. Yalden
v. 11. Otway. Duke. Dorset
v. 12. Halifax. Stepney. Walsh
v. 13-16. Dryden
v. 17-19. Virgil, trans. by Dryden
v. 20. Garth. King
v. 21. J. Philips. Smith. Pomfret
v. 22. Hughes
v. 23. Addison
v. 24. Blackmore
v. 25. Buckingham. Lansdowne
v. 26. Rowe. Tickell
v. 27-28. Rowe's Lucan
v. 29. Congreve. Fenton
v. 30-31. Prior
v. 32-34. Pope
v. 35-38. Pope's Homer
v. 39-40. Swift
v. 41-42. Gay
v. 43. Broome. Pitt
v. 44. Parnell. A. Philips
v. 45. Savage
v. 46. Watts
v. 47. Somervile
v. 48. Thomson
v. 49. Thomson. Hammond. Collins
v. 50-52. Young
v. 53. Dyer. Mallet
v. 54. Shenstone
v. 55. Akenside
v. 56. Lyttelton. West. Gray
v. 57-58. Index
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--ESTC
The 'Prefaces' were published separately as: 'Prefaces, biographical and critical, to the works of the English poets', 1779-81, but sometimes accompany 'The works'--ESTC
With contents at the end of each volume
Library copy has v. 9 only