The Lives of The Poets Laureate. With an Introductory Essay on The Title and Office.
London: Richard Bentley, 1853. First Edition, First Printing. A Very Good Hardcover. Biographical sketches of the authors and their chief works: Ben Johnson; Sir William Davenant; John Dryden; Thomas Shadwell; Nahum Tate; Nicholas Rowe; Rev. Laurence Eusden; Colley Cibber; William Whitehead; Rev. Thomas Warton; Henry James Pye; Robert Southey; and.....