Lives of the English Poets, Volume 2 |
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Contents
WILLIAM CONGREVE 1670172829 | 1 |
SIR RICHARD BLACKMORE 1658?1729 | 13 |
ELIJAH FENTON 16831730 | 29 |
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| Title | Lives of the English Poets, Volume 2 Issues 770-771 of Everyman's library Everyman's library, no. 770-771 Issues 770-771 of Everyman's library: Biography Lives of the English Poets, Samuel Johnson Volumes 83-84 of World's classics |
| Author | Samuel Johnson |
| Publisher | J. M. Dent & sons, Limited, 1925 |
| Length | 787 pages |
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