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The lives of the poets of Great Britain and Ireland pt.2 By Robert Shiells The lives of the poets of Great Britain and Ireland By Robert, d Shiells The lives of the poets of Great Britain and Ireland: to the time of Dean Swift. Compiled from ample materials scattered in a variety of books,... by Mr. Cibber. In four volumes.... Shiells, Robert, d. 1753.; Cibber, Theophilus, 1703-1758. 5v.; 12. London:: printed for R. Griffiths, 1753. Note: Mainly compiled by R. Shiells, with additions and revisions by Cibber. Note: In fact in 5 vols. Note: The titlepages to vols.2-5 bear the author statement: 'By Mr. Cibber, and other hands'. Note: Published in 25 parts. Note: Reproduction of original from the British Library. Note: Teerink-Scouten, 1341 Note: English Short Title Catalog, ESTCT82891. Note: Electronic data. Farmington Hills, Mich.: Thomson Gale, 2003. Page image (PNG). Digitized image of the microfilm version produced in Woodbridge, CT by Research Publications, 1982-2002 (later known as Primary Source Microfilm, an imprint of the Gale Group). We are delighted to publish this classic book as part of our extensive Classic Library collection. Many of the books in our collection have been out of print for decades, and therefore have not been accessible to the general public. The aim of our publishing program is to facilitate rapid access to this vast reservoir of literature, and our view is that this is a significant literary work, which deserves to be brought back into print after many decades. The contents of the vast majority of titles in the Classic Library have been scanned from the original works. To ensure a high quality product, each title has been meticulously hand curated by our staff. Our philosophy has been guided by a desire to provide the reader with a book that is as close as possible to ownership of the original work. We hope that you will enjoy this wonderful classic work, and that for you it becomes an enriching experience.