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THE

LIVES

OF THE MOST EMINENT

ENGLISH POETS;

WITH

CRITICAL OBSERVATIONS

ON THEIR

WORK K S.

By SAMUEL JOHNSON.

VOLUME III.

LONDON:

PRINTED FOR C. BATHURST, J. BUCKLAND, W.STRAHAN, J.RIVING-
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, G. NICOL,
LEIGH AND SOTHEBY, J. BEW, N. CONANT, W. NICOLL,
J. MURRAY, S. HAYES, W. FOX, AND J. BOWEN.

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