THE
L I V E S

OF THE MOST EMINENT

ENGLISH POETS;

W I TH

CRITICAL OBSERVATIONS

ON THEIR

WORKS,

By S A MUEL JOHNSO N.

VOLUME III.

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. GA DELL, J. NICHOL S, E. NE W BERY,
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LEIGH AND SOTHEBY, J. BEW, N. CONANT, W. NICOLL,

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