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| Title | The Lives of the Most Eminent English Poets: With Critical Observations on Their Works Volumes 1-2 of The lives of the most eminent English poets, with critical observations on their works, Samuel Johnson Works of the British poets ; v. 1-4 |
| Author | Samuel Johnson |
| Publisher | J. Sharpe, 1805 |
| Original from | Princeton University |
| Digitized | Dec 5, 2008 |
| Length | 1135 pages |
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