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| Title | The Lives of the English Poets, 2, Volume 1 Volumes 318-319 of Collection of British and American authors Issues 418-419 of Collection of British authors Volumes 418-419 of Collection of British authors, Tauchnitz edition Volume 770 of Everyman's library: Biography Volume 418 of Tauchnitz edition |
| Author | Samuel Johnson |
| Publisher | Rivington, 1858 |
| Original from | Barcelona Athenaeum Library |
| Digitized | Dec 22, 2008 |
| Length | 414 pages |
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