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Samuel Johnson. BOHN'S STANDARD LIBRARY . JOHNSON'S LIVES OF THE POETS . JOHNSON'S LIVES OF THE POETS . EDITED , WITH NOTES.
Samuel Johnson. BOHN'S STANDARD LIBRARY . JOHNSON'S LIVES OF THE POETS . JOHNSON'S LIVES OF THE POETS . EDITED , WITH NOTES.
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Samuel Johnson. JOHNSON'S LIVES OF THE POETS . EDITED , WITH NOTES , BY MRS . ALEXANDER NAPIER . AND AN INTRODUCTION BY J. W. HALES , M.A. , PROFESSOR OF ENGLISH LITERATURE IN KING'S COLLEGE , LONDON , AND CLARK LECTURER AT TRINITY ...
Samuel Johnson. JOHNSON'S LIVES OF THE POETS . EDITED , WITH NOTES , BY MRS . ALEXANDER NAPIER . AND AN INTRODUCTION BY J. W. HALES , M.A. , PROFESSOR OF ENGLISH LITERATURE IN KING'S COLLEGE , LONDON , AND CLARK LECTURER AT TRINITY ...
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... notes and observations of his own , with an entire system of the Art of Poetry , in three books , under the titles ... note their several beauties and defects . What remains of his works is left , as I am informed , in the hands of men ...
... notes and observations of his own , with an entire system of the Art of Poetry , in three books , under the titles ... note their several beauties and defects . What remains of his works is left , as I am informed , in the hands of men ...
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... notes that this story is related by Walpole in his Royal and Noble Authors , of the Earl of Shaftesbury , author of the Characteristics . 2 8th March , 1702 . Bromley's speech against occasional conformity . He headed the Enquiry ...
... notes that this story is related by Walpole in his Royal and Noble Authors , of the Earl of Shaftesbury , author of the Characteristics . 2 8th March , 1702 . Bromley's speech against occasional conformity . He headed the Enquiry ...
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