▁good will ▁of ▁William ▁Old ys . ▁Despite ▁its ▁read ability ▁and ▁the ▁inclusion ▁of ▁relevant ▁bi ograph ies , ▁the ▁book ▁was ▁not ▁a ▁commercial ▁success , ▁and ▁it ▁failed ▁to ▁pay ▁for ▁a ▁second ▁volume ▁by ▁Cooper ▁on ▁po etic ▁theory . ▁The ▁book ▁however ▁did ▁make ▁a ▁mark , ▁as ▁the ▁fra ud s ▁created ▁by ▁Thomas ▁Ch atter ton ▁are ▁thought ▁to ▁have ▁drawn ▁on ▁Cooper ' s ▁book ▁and ▁Samuel ▁Johnson ▁is ▁said ▁to ▁have ▁used ▁Cooper ' s ▁book ▁as ▁a ▁model ▁for ▁his ▁L ives ▁of ▁the ▁Po ets . ▁ ▁Price ▁was ▁reported ▁to ▁have ▁died ▁in ▁ 1 7 6 1 , ▁but ▁another ▁source ▁says ▁she ▁was ▁alive ▁at ▁a ▁later ▁date . ▁ ▁Works ▁ ▁The ▁rival ▁wid ows : ▁or , ▁fair ▁libert ine . ▁ 1 7 3 5 . ▁ ▁The ▁no blem an . ▁ 1 7 3 6 . ▁ ▁The ▁Mus es ' ▁library ▁[ ed ited ▁Cooper ]. ▁ 1 7 3 7 . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁The ▁mus es ▁library , ▁or , ▁A ▁series ▁of ▁English ▁poetry ▁from ▁the ▁Internet ▁Archive ▁ ▁Category : 1 6 9 0 s ▁birth s ▁Category : 1 7 6 0 s ▁death s ▁Category : 1 8 th - century ▁British ▁actress es ▁Category : B rit ish ▁stage ▁actress es ▁Category : English ▁women ▁dram at ists ▁and ▁play w right s ▁Category : 1 8 th - century ▁British ▁writers ▁Category