St. Martin's Anthologies of English Literature: Volume 3, Restoration and Eighteenth Century (1160-1798)The selection of writing in this anthology brings alive the excitement, wit, and exuberance of the Restoration and eighteenth century. |
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... King ] 119 [ The Immortals of Luggnagg ] 122 [ Houyhnhnms and Yahoos ] 128 [ Return to Civilisation ? ] 132 [ Gulliver's Doubts ] 136 A Modest Proposal 137 A Beautiful Young Nymph Going to Bed 145 From Verses on the Death of Dr Swift ...
... King ] 119 [ The Immortals of Luggnagg ] 122 [ Houyhnhnms and Yahoos ] 128 [ Return to Civilisation ? ] 132 [ Gulliver's Doubts ] 136 A Modest Proposal 137 A Beautiful Young Nymph Going to Bed 145 From Verses on the Death of Dr Swift ...
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... King Lear 343 From A Journey to the Western Islands [ Highland Scenery ] 344 From Letters To Earl of Chesterfield 346 To James Macpherson 347 To Revd William Dodd 347 From Prayers and Meditations September 1764 348 Easter 1777 348 From ...
... King Lear 343 From A Journey to the Western Islands [ Highland Scenery ] 344 From Letters To Earl of Chesterfield 346 To James Macpherson 347 To Revd William Dodd 347 From Prayers and Meditations September 1764 348 Easter 1777 348 From ...
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... King George II ] 404 TOBIAS SMOLLETT 407 From The Expedition of Humphry Clinker [ The Pleasures of Bath and London ] 407 [ A Domestic Epistle ] 413 CHRISTOPHER SMART 415 From Jubilate Agno [ My Cat Jeoffry ] 415 From A Song to David ...
... King George II ] 404 TOBIAS SMOLLETT 407 From The Expedition of Humphry Clinker [ The Pleasures of Bath and London ] 407 [ A Domestic Epistle ] 413 CHRISTOPHER SMART 415 From Jubilate Agno [ My Cat Jeoffry ] 415 From A Song to David ...
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... King ] 524 GEORGE CRABBE 530 From The Village [ Pastoral ? ] [ Rural Life ] Peter Grimes ROBERT BURNS Holy Willie's Prayer To a Louse 530 533 535 544 544 547 Tam o'Shanter . A Tale 549 Song . Ae Fond Kiss 555 Song . A Red Red Rose 556 ...
... King ] 524 GEORGE CRABBE 530 From The Village [ Pastoral ? ] [ Rural Life ] Peter Grimes ROBERT BURNS Holy Willie's Prayer To a Louse 530 533 535 544 544 547 Tam o'Shanter . A Tale 549 Song . Ae Fond Kiss 555 Song . A Red Red Rose 556 ...
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... king continued to govern through his ministers , whose success from the age of Walpole onwards ( 1721- 42 ) greatly relied on management of the House of Commons , which represented primarily the interests of the landed and moneyed ...
... king continued to govern through his ministers , whose success from the age of Walpole onwards ( 1721- 42 ) greatly relied on management of the House of Commons , which represented primarily the interests of the landed and moneyed ...
Contents
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To My Honoured Kinsman John Driden | 55 |
From Grounds of Criticism in Tragedy | 62 |
JOHN WILMOT | 72 |
WILLIAM DAMPIER | 83 |
From Moll Flanders | 93 |
A Description of the Morning | 108 |
Age | 367 |
From A Sentimental Journey through | 379 |
West | 387 |
The Bard A Pindaric Ode | 394 |
HORACE WALPOLE | 401 |
TOBIAS SMOLLETT | 407 |
CHRISTOPHER SMART | 415 |
ADAM SMITH | 428 |
A Modest Proposal | 137 |
A Beautiful Young Nymph Going | 145 |
WILLIAM CONGREVE | 156 |
COLLEY CIBBER | 166 |
SIR RICHARD STEELE | 171 |
JOHN GAY | 187 |
ALEXANDER POPE | 205 |
of Women | 236 |
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 |
SIR JOSHUA REYNOLDS | 430 |
EDMUND BURKE | 437 |
OLIVER GOLDSMITH | 449 |
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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