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Samuel Johnson. Stechert 144 APR 2 & APR 28'26 J63b INTRODUCTION " PRAY tell me , " writes Boswell to Johnson ( on the twenty- fourth of April , 1777 ) , " pray tell me about the edition of English Poets , with a preface , biographical ...
Samuel Johnson. Stechert 144 APR 2 & APR 28'26 J63b INTRODUCTION " PRAY tell me , " writes Boswell to Johnson ( on the twenty- fourth of April , 1777 ) , " pray tell me about the edition of English Poets , with a preface , biographical ...
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Samuel Johnson. Johnson's works . The narratives are as entertaining as any novel . The remarks on life and on human nature are eminently shrewd and profound . The criticisms are often excellent , and , even when grossly and provokingly ...
Samuel Johnson. Johnson's works . The narratives are as entertaining as any novel . The remarks on life and on human nature are eminently shrewd and profound . The criticisms are often excellent , and , even when grossly and provokingly ...
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Samuel Johnson. Ꭵ INTRODUCTION XV Ascham's English Works , 1763 ; The Plays of William Shakespeare , with Notes , etc. , by Samuel Johnson , 8 vols . , 1765 ; The False Alarm ( a political pamphlet ) , 1770 ; An Address to the Public in ...
Samuel Johnson. Ꭵ INTRODUCTION XV Ascham's English Works , 1763 ; The Plays of William Shakespeare , with Notes , etc. , by Samuel Johnson , 8 vols . , 1765 ; The False Alarm ( a political pamphlet ) , 1770 ; An Address to the Public in ...
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ABRAHAM COWLEY 16181667 | 44 |
JOHN MILTON 16081674 | 64 |
SAMUEL BUTLER 16121680 | 115 |
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