BIOGRAPHICAL

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CRITICAL,

TO THE
WORKS

OF THE
ENGLISH POET S.
BY SAMUEL JOHNSON.

VOLUME THE EIGHT H.

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PRINTED BY T. NICHOLS:

TOR C. BATHURST, J. BUCKLAND, W. STRAHAN, J. RIVIX -
TON AND SONS, T. DAVIES, T.PAYNE, L. DAVIS, W. OWEN,
E. WHITE, S. CROWDER, T. CASLON, T. LONGMAN,
B. LAW, C. DILLY, J.DODSLEY, J. WILKIE, I. ROB-
Sox, T. JOHNSON, T. LOWNDES, G. ROBINSON,
T. CADELL, J. NICHOLS, E. NEWBERY,
T. EVANS, J. RIDLEY, R. BALDWIN,
G. NICOL., LEIGH AND SOTHEBY,
J. BEW, N. CONANT, J. MURRAY,

W. Fox, J. BOWEN.

BM DCC LXXXI.

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