THE

LIVE S

OF THE MOST EMINENT

ENGLISH POETS;

WITH

CRITICAL OBSERVATIONS

ON THEIR

WORK S.

By SAMUEL JOHNSON.

VOLUME II.

LONDON:

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TON AND SONS, T. DAVIES, T. PAYNE, L. DAVIS, W. OWEN, B. WHITE,
S. CROWDER, T. CASLON, T. LONGMAN, B. LAW, C. DILLY,
J. DODSLEY, J. WILKIE, J. ROBSON, J. JOHNSON, T. LOWNDES,
G. ROBINSON, T. CADELL, J. NICHOLS, E. NEWBERY,
T. EVANS, P. ELMSLY, J. RIDLEY, R. BALDWIN, J. NICOL,
LEICH AND SOTHEBY, J. BEW, N. CONANT, W. NICOLL,
J. MURRAY, S. HAYES, W. FOX, AND J. BOWEN.

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