THE

LIVE S

OF THE MOST EMINENT

ENGLISH POETS;

WITH

CRITICAL OBSERVATIONS

ON THEIR

WORKS.

By SAMUEL JOHNSON.

VOLUME IV.

LONDON:

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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,
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