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William Collins (d. 1759)

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William Collins (25 December 1721 – 12 June 1759) was an English poet. Second in influence only to Thomas Gray, he was an important poet of the middle decades of the 18th century. His lyrical odes mark a progression from the Augustan poetry of Alexander Pope's generation and towards the imaginative ideal of the Romantic era. (From Wikipedia)

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9 additional books about William Collins in the extended shelves:

Poor Collins : his life, his art, and his influence (Cornell university press, 1937), by Edward Gay Ainsworth (page images at HathiTrust)
Collins (The Clarendon press, 1928), by H. W. Garrod (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)
The poems of William Collins (Frowde, 1907), by William Collins and Christopher Stone (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)
Goldsmith, Gray, Burns and other romantic poets of the eighteenth century : complete characteristic selections (Newson & Company, 1901) (page images at HathiTrust)
The poetical works of William Collins. (Bell and Daldy, 1858), by William Collins, W. Moy Thomas, and Bell and Daldy (page images at HathiTrust)
The poetical calendar. : Containing a collection of scarce and valuable pieces of poetry: with variety of originals and translations, by the most eminent hands. Intended as a supplement to Mr. Dodsley's collection. (Printed by Dryden Leach; for, 1763), by Francis Fawkes, Dryden Leach, John Coote, Robert Dodsley, Samuel Johnson, and William Woty (page images at HathiTrust)
The poetical works of William Collins. (Little, Brown, 1853), by William Collins (page images at HathiTrust)
The poetical works of Goldmsith, Collins, and T. Warton (J. Nichol, 1854), by Oliver Goldsmith, William Collins, and Thomas Warton (page images at HathiTrust)
The poetry of Collins (H. Milford, 1928), by H. W. Garrod (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)

Books by William Collins:

Collins, William, 1721-1759: The Complete Poetical Works of William Collins, Thomas Gray, and Oliver Goldsmith (Boston: Crosby, Nichols, Lee and Co., 1860), also by Thomas Gray and Oliver Goldsmith, ed. by Epes Sargent (page images at MOA)
Collins, William, 1721-1759: The Poetical Works of Collins, Gray, and Beattie: With a Memoir of Each (Boston: Phillips, Sampson, and Co., 1852), also by Thomas Gray and James Beattie (page images at MOA)
Collins, William, 1721-1759, contrib.: The Seasons (based on the 1847 edition, with added material from other editions), by James Thomson, ed. by Bolton Corney, also contrib. by Patrick Murdoch and John Aikin, illust. by John Bell, Charles West Cope, Thomas Creswick, John Callcott Horsley, John Prescott Knight, Richard Redgrave, Frank Stone, Charles Stonhouse, Frederick Tayler, Henry James Townsend, Thomas Webster, William Kent, and Thomas Stothard (illustrated HTML with commentary at fiftywordsforsnow.com)

Additional books by William Collins in the extended shelves:

Collins, William, 1721-1759: Collins, Gray, Goldsmith (G.P. Putnam & Sons, 1871), also by Oliver Goldsmith and Thomas Gray (page images at HathiTrust)
Collins, William, 1721-1759: The complete poetical works of William Collins, Thomas Gray, and Oliver Goldsmith. : With biographical sketches and notes (Crosby, Nichols, Lee and company, 1860), also by Epes Sargent, Oliver Goldsmith, and Thomas Gray (page images at HathiTrust)
Collins, William, 1721-1759: The complete poetical works of William Collins, Thomas Gray, and Oliver Goldsmith. With biographical sketches and notes (Phillips, Sampson, 1854), also by Epes Sargent, Oliver Goldsmith, and Thomas Gray (page images at HathiTrust)
Collins, William, 1721-1759: Favorite odes & poems (J.R. Osgood & co., 1877) (page images at HathiTrust)
Collins, William, 1721-1759: Favorite odes and poems. By Collins, Dryden and Marvell. (J.R. Osgood and co., 1877), also by Andrew Marvell and John Dryden (page images at HathiTrust)
Collins, William, 1721-1759: Favorite poems (Houghton, Mifflin & Co., 1880), also by Andrew Marvell, Robert Herrick, George Herbert, and John Dryden (page images at HathiTrust)
Collins, William, 1721-1759: An ode on the popular superstitions of the Highlands of Scotland; considered as the subject of poetry ... (printed by J. Bell, 1789) (page images at HathiTrust)
Collins, William, 1721-1759: Ode to the passions (Novello and Co. ;, 1898), also by Frederic H. Cowen (page images at HathiTrust)
Collins, William, 1721-1759: Ode to the passions, set to music for chorus and orchestra (Novello, 1898), also by Frederic H. Cowen (page images at HathiTrust)
Collins, William, 1721-1759: Odes on several descriptive and allegoric subjects ([N. Douglas], 1926) (page images at HathiTrust)
Collins, William, 1721-1759: Odes on several descriptive and allegoric subjects. (A. Millar, 1747) (page images at HathiTrust)
Collins, William, 1721-1759: Odes on several descriptive and allegoric subjects (Printed for A. Millar, in the Strand., 1927) (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)
Collins, William, 1721-1759: Odes on several descriptive and allegoric subjects: By William Collins. (London : printed for A. Millar, 1747 [1746]) (HTML at ECCO TCP)
Collins, William, 1721-1759: Persian eclogues. Written originally for the entertainment of the ladies of Tauris. (J. Roberts, 1742) (page images at HathiTrust)
Collins, William, 1721-1759: Persian eclogues. Written originally for the entertainment of the ladies of Tauris: And now first translated, &c. (London : printed for J. Roberts, 1742) (HTML at ECCO TCP)
Collins, William, 1721-1759: Persian ecologues (J. Roberts, 1925) (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)
Collins, William, 1721-1759: Poems (H. Frowde, 1907), also by Christopher Stone (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)
Collins, William, 1721-1759: The poems of James Thomson. (Press of C. Whittingham, 1922), also by James Thomson (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)
Collins, William, 1721-1759: The poems of James Thomson. (Press of C. Whittingham, 1822), also by James Thomson (page images at HathiTrust)
Collins, William, 1721-1759: Poems of Johnson, Goldsmith, Gray and Collins. (George Routledge & Sons, 1922), also by T. Methuen Ward, Thomas Gray, Oliver Goldsmith, and Samuel Johnson (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)
Collins, William, 1721-1759: The Poems of Johnson, Goldsmith, Gray and Collins (G. Routledge ;, 1905), also by Thomas Gray, Oliver Goldsmith, Samuel Johnson, T. Methuen Ward, and Book Traces Project (page images at HathiTrust)
Collins, William, 1721-1759: The poems of William Collins (F. Etchells & H. Macdonald, 1929), also by Edmund Blunden (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)
Collins, William, 1721-1759: The poems of William Collins (Frowde, 1907), also by Christopher Stone (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)
Collins, William, 1721-1759: The poems of William Collins (Ginn & co., 1898), also by Walter C. Bronson (page images at HathiTrust)
Collins, William, 1721-1759: The poems of William Collins (Ginn & company, 1898), also by Walter Cochrane Bronson (page images at HathiTrust)
Collins, William, 1721-1759: The poems of William Collins (Ginn & company, 1898), also by Walter C. Bronson (page images at HathiTrust)
Collins, William, 1721-1759: The poems of William Collins : with notes selected from the editions of Langhorne, and Mrs. Barbauld, and original : together with Dr. Johnson's life of the author (E. Collings, 1828), also by William Crowe (page images at HathiTrust)
Collins, William, 1721-1759: Poetical works. (Sharpe, 1805) (page images at HathiTrust)
Collins, William, 1721-1759: Poetical works. (Bell and Daldy, 1866) (page images at HathiTrust)
Collins, William, 1721-1759: The poetical works of Collins, Gray, and Beattie. : With a memoir of each. (Phillips, Sampson, and company, 1852), also by James Beattie and Thomas Gray (page images at HathiTrust)
Collins, William, 1721-1759: The poetical works of Collins, Gray, and Beattie. With a memoir of each. (Phillips, Sampson, 1851), also by Thomas Gray and James Beattie (page images at HathiTrust)
Collins, William, 1721-1759: The poetical works of Collins, Gray, and Beattie, with a memoir of each. (Turner & Hayden, 1844), also by James Beattie and Thomas Gray (page images at HathiTrust)
Collins, William, 1721-1759: The poetical works of Goldmsith, Collins, and T. Warton (J. Nichol, 1854), also by Oliver Goldsmith and Thomas Warton (page images at HathiTrust)
Collins, William, 1721-1759: The poetical works of Goldsmith, Collins, and T. Warton. (J. Nichol, 1856), also by Oliver Goldsmith, George Gilfillan, and Thomas Warton (page images at HathiTrust)
Collins, William, 1721-1759: The poetical works of Goldsmith, Collins, and T. Warton. With life, critical dissertation, and explanatory notes (D. Appleton & Co., 1860), also by George Gilfillan, Thomas Warton, and Oliver Goldsmith (page images at HathiTrust)
Collins, William, 1721-1759: The poetical works of Goldsmith, Collins, and T. Warton. With lives, critical dissertations, and explanatory notes (J. Nichol; [etc., etc.], 1854), also by Oliver Goldsmith and Thomas Warton (page images at HathiTrust)
Collins, William, 1721-1759: The poetical works of Gray and Collins (Oxford university press, H. Milford, 1917), also by Thomas Gray and Austin Lane Poole (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)
Collins, William, 1721-1759: The poetical works of James Beattie and William Collins. (Printed for F.C. & J. Rivington; J. Nunn, 1823), also by James Beattie (page images at HathiTrust)
Collins, William, 1721-1759: The poetical works of Milton, Young, Gray, Beattie, and Collins. (J. Grigg, 1831), also by James Beattie, Thomas Gray, Edward Young, and John Milton (page images at HathiTrust)
Collins, William, 1721-1759: The Poetical works of Milton, Young, Gray, Beattie, and Collins. (J. Grigg, 1836), also by James Beattie, Thomas Gray, Edward Young, and John Milton (page images at HathiTrust)
Collins, William, 1721-1759: The poetical works of Milton, Young, Gray, Beattie, and Collins. (J. Grigg, 1832), also by James Beattie, Thomas Gray, Edward Young, and John Milton (page images at HathiTrust)
Collins, William, 1721-1759: The poetical works of Milton, Young, Gray, Beattie, and Collins. (Grigg & Elliot, 1845), also by James Beattie, Thomas Gray, Edward Young, and John Milton (page images at HathiTrust)
Collins, William, 1721-1759: The poetical works of Milton, Young, Gray, Beattie, and Collins. (J.P. Lippincott & Co., 1860), also by John Milton, Thomas Gray, and Edward Young (page images at HathiTrust)
Collins, William, 1721-1759: The poetical works of Milton, Young, Gray, Beattie, and Collins. (J. B. Lippincott & Co., 1859), also by John Milton, James Beattie, Thomas Gray, and Edward Young (page images at HathiTrust)
Collins, William, 1721-1759: The poetical works of Milton, Young, Gray, Beattie, and Collins. Complete in one volume. (J.B. Lippincott & Co., 1867), also by James Beattie, Thomas Gray, Edward Young, and John Milton (page images at HathiTrust)
Collins, William, 1721-1759: The Poetical works of Milton, Young, Gray, Beattie, and Collins : complete in one volume (J. Grigg, 1836), also by James Beattie, Thomas Gray, Edward Young, and John Milton (page images at HathiTrust)
Collins, William, 1721-1759: The Poetical works of Milton, Young, Gray, Beattie, and Collins : complete in one volume. (Lippincott, Grambo, 1850), also by James Beattie, Thomas Gray, Edward Young, and John Milton (page images at HathiTrust)
Collins, William, 1721-1759: The poetical works of Mr. William Collins : With a prefatory essay (T. Cadell, jun. and W. Davies, 1797), also by Thomas Stothard and Mrs. Barbauld (page images at HathiTrust)
Collins, William, 1721-1759: The poetical works: of Mr. William Collins. With memoirs of the author; and observations on his genius and writings. By J. Langhorne. (London : printed for T. Becket and P. A. Dehondt, 1765) (HTML at ECCO TCP)
Collins, William, 1721-1759: The poetical works of Pope and Collins : with a memoir of each. (Houghton, Mifflin and Co., 1863), also by Alexander Pope, Egerton Brydges, and Alexander Dyce (page images at HathiTrust)
Collins, William, 1721-1759: The poetical works of Pope and Collins, with a memoir of each. (Houghton, Mifflin and company, 1882), also by Alexander Pope, Egerton Brydges, and Alexander Dyce (page images at HathiTrust)
Collins, William, 1721-1759: The poetical works of Pope and Collins, with a memoir of each. (Houghton, Mifflin and co., 1903), also by Alexander Pope, Egerton Brydges, and Alexander Dyce (page images at HathiTrust)
Collins, William, 1721-1759: The poetical works of Thomas Gray, Thomas Parnell, William Collins, Matthew Green, and Thomas Warton (George Routledge and sons, 1853), also by Robert Aris Willmott, Thomas Warton, Matthew Green, Thomas Parnell, and Thomas Gray (page images at HathiTrust)
Collins, William, 1721-1759: The poetical works of W. Collins: (Leavitt, Trow & Co., 1848) (page images at HathiTrust)
Collins, William, 1721-1759: The poetical works of William Collins. (W. Pickering, 1830), also by John Langhorne, Egerton Brydges, and Nicholas Harris Nicolas (page images at HathiTrust)
Collins, William, 1721-1759: The poetical works of William Collins. (Little, Brown, 1859), also by John Langhorne, Egerton Brydges, Nicholas Harris Nicolas, Clark Shepard, and Brown and Company Little (page images at HathiTrust)
Collins, William, 1721-1759: The poetical works of William Collins (G. Bell & Sons, 1894), also by W. Moy Thomas (page images at HathiTrust)
Collins, William, 1721-1759: The poetical works of William Collins (G. Bell, 1904), also by W. Moy Thomas (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)
Collins, William, 1721-1759: The poetical works of William Collins (G. Bell and Sons, Ltd., 1912), also by W. Moy Thomas (page images at HathiTrust)
Collins, William, 1721-1759: The poetical works of William Collins. (W. Pickering, 1853), also by John Langhorne, Egerton Brydges, and Nicholas Harris Nicolas (page images at HathiTrust)
Collins, William, 1721-1759: The poetical works of William Collins. (Bell and Daldy, 1858), also by W. Moy Thomas and Bell and Daldy (page images at HathiTrust)
Collins, William, 1721-1759: The poetical works of William Collins (Printed by Charles Whittingham for John Sharpe, 1804), also by Samuel Johnson (page images at HathiTrust)
Collins, William, 1721-1759: The poetical works of William Collins. (Little, Brown, 1853) (page images at HathiTrust)
Collins, William, 1721-1759: The poetical works of William Collins (W. Pickering, 1827), also by John Langhorne, Alexander Dyce, Samuel Johnson, and Pforzheimer Bruce Rogers Collection (Library of Congress) (page images at HathiTrust)
Collins, William, 1721-1759: The poetical works of William Collins. (Bell & Daldy, 1858) (page images at HathiTrust)
Collins, William, 1721-1759: The poetical works of William Collins. (Life, Brown and company;, 1854), also by Langhorne John, Samuel Egerton Brydges, and Nicholas Harris Nicholas (page images at HathiTrust)
Collins, William, 1721-1759: The poetical works of William Collins (G. Bell, 1894), also by W. Moy Thomas (page images at HathiTrust)
Collins, William, 1721-1759: The poetical works of William Collins, enriched with elegant engravings. To which is prefixed a life of the author (Vernor and Hood [etc.], 1800) (page images at HathiTrust)
Collins, William, 1721-1759: The poetical works of William Collins. With a memoir. (Little, Brown, and company, 1865), also by John Langhorne, Egerton Brydges, and Nicholas Harris Nicolas (page images at HathiTrust)
Collins, William, 1721-1759: The poetical works of William Collins. With a memoir. (Little, Brown, and company, 1865), also by John Langhorne, Samuel Egerton Brydges, and Nicholas Harris Nicolas (page images at HathiTrust)
Collins, William, 1721-1759: The Poetical Works of William Collins; With a Memoir, contrib. by Egerton Brydges, John Langhorne, and Nicholas Harris Nicolas (Gutenberg ebook)
Collins, William, 1721-1759: The seasons (Published by Silas Andrus, 1829), also by James Thomson and Patrick Murdoch (page images at HathiTrust)
Collins, William, 1721-1759: The seasons (Printed for T. Simpson, 1803), also by James Thomson (page images at HathiTrust)
Collins, William, 1721-1759: The seasons. (Harper & brothers, 1842), also by James Thomson, Patrick Murdoch, Bolton Corney, Edward Bookhout, E. Bookhout, Radcliffe College. Library, and England) Etching Club (London (page images at HathiTrust)
Collins, William, 1721-1759: Selected lyrics from Dryden, Collins, Gray, Cowper, and Burns (Houghton Mifflin company, 1913), also by Charles Swain Thomas, Robert Burns, William Cowper, Thomas Gray, and John Dryden (page images at HathiTrust)
Collins, William, 1721-1759: Selected lyrics from Gray and his contemporaries (Loyola University Press [c1922], 1922), also by Joseph A Slattery, James Thomson, William Cowper, and Thomas Gray (page images at HathiTrust)
Collins, William, 1721-1759: Verses humbly address'd to Sir Thomas Hanmer: On his edition of Shakespear's works. By a gentleman of Oxford. (London : printed for M. Cooper, 1743) (HTML at ECCO TCP)

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