ENGLISH POETS

BY SAMUEL JOHNSON, LL.D.

EDITED BY

GEORGE BIRKBECK HILL, D.C.L.

SOMETIME HONORARY FELLOW OF PEMBROKE COLLEGE, OXFORD

WITH BRIEF MEMOIR OF DR. BIRKBECK HILL, BY HIS NEPHEW

HAROLD SPENCER SCOTT, M.A., NEW COLLEGE, OXFORD

J7

1905
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LIVES OF THE ENGLISH POETS IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER iii -

PREFATORY NOTE TO THE PRESENT EDITION

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ADDENDA AND CORRIGENDA

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BRIEF MEMOIR OF DR. BIRKBECK HILL, WITH BIBLIO-

GRAPHY.

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