St. Martin's Anthologies of English Literature: Volume 3, Restoration and Eighteenth Century (1160-1798)

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Palgrave Macmillan, Dec 15, 1990 - Language Arts & Disciplines - 584 pages
The selection of writing in this anthology brings alive the excitement, wit, and exuberance of the Restoration and eighteenth century.

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Contents

JOHN AUBREY
8
JOHN DRYDEN
18
Modern
65
THOMAS SPRAT
72
WILLIAM DAMPIER
83
From Moll Flanders
93
Bed
145
WILLIAM CONGREVE
156
From A Sentimental Journey through
379
HORACE WALPOLE
401
TOBIAS SMOLLETT
407
CHRISTOPHER SMART
415
ADAM SMITH
428
SIR JOSHUA REYNOLDS
430
EDMUND BURKE
437
OLIVER GOLDSMITH
449

COLLEY CIBBER
166
SIR RICHARD STEELE
171
JOHN GAY
187
ALEXANDER POPE
205
LADY MARY WORTLEY MONTAGU
256
SAMUEL RICHARDSON
269
PHILIP DORMER STANHOPE
279
JAMES THOMSON
287
From The Castle of Indolence
293
SAMUEL JOHNSON
310
From Preface to A Dictionary of
325
From The Lives of the Poets
349
Age
367
WILLIAM COWPER
463
JAMES MACPHERSON
470
JAMES BOSWELL
488
HENRY MACKENZIE
502
Andrews
509
FANNY BURNEY
524
GEORGE CRABBE
530
ROBERT BURNS
544
WILLIAM BECKFORD
559
JANE AUSTEN
571
Index of First Lines
580
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