The lives of the most eminent English poets
by Samuel Johnson.
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The lives of the most eminent English poets
with critical observations on their works
by Samuel Johnson.
Published
1781
by
Printed for C. Bathurst, J. Buckland, W. Strahan, J. Rivington and sons, T. Davies, T. Payne, L. Davis, W. Owen, B. White, S. Crowder, T. Caslon, T. Longman, B. Law, C. Dilly, J. Dodsley, J. Wilkie, J. Robson, J. Johnson, T. Lowndes, G. Robinson, T. Cadell, J. Nichols, E. Newbery, T. Evans, P. Elmsly, J. Ridley, R. Baldwin, G. Nicol, Leigh and Sotheby, J. Bew, N. Conant, W. Nicoll, J. Murray, S. Hayes, W. Fox, and J. Bowen
in
London
.
Written in English.
Table of Contents
| {'level': 0, 'label': '', 'pagenum': '', 'title': 'v. 1. Cowley. Denham. Milton. Butler. Rochester. Roscommon. Otway. Waller. Pomfret. Dorset. Stepney. Philips. Walsh'} | ||
| {'level': 0, 'label': '', 'pagenum': '', 'title': 'v. 2. Dryden. Smith. Duke. King. Sprat. Halifax. Parnell. Garth. Rowe. Addison. Hughes. Sheffield'} | ||
| {'level': 0, 'label': '', 'pagenum': '', 'title': 'v. 3. Prior. Congreve. Blackmore. Fenton. Gay. Granville. Yalden. Tickell. Hammond. Somervile. Savage. Swift. Broome'} | ||
| {'level': 0, 'label': '', 'pagenum': '', 'title': 'v. 4. Pope. Pitt. Thomson. Watts. Philips. West. Collins. Dyer. Shenstone. Young. Mallet. Akenside. Gray. Lyttelton.'} |
Edition Notes
Vol. 3, p. 186 misnumbered "168."
Vol. 4 table of contents incorrectly lists "Waller" instead of Mallet.
Originally published separately as Prefaces, biographical and critical, to the works of the English poets. 10 v. 1779-81.
Frontispiece portrait by Sir Joshua Reynolds.
Microfiche. Chicago, Ill. : Library Resources, inc., 1976. 3 microfiches : positive ; 8 x 13 cm. (Library of English literature ; LEL 22140-42)
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| Series | Library of English literature -- LEL 22140-42. |
The Physical Object
| Format | Microform |
| Pagination | 4 v. |
ID Numbers
| Open Library | OL13562621M |
| OCLC/WorldCat | 6731073 |
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| September 17, 2012 | Edited by VacuumBot | Updated format '[microform] : with critical observations on their works /' to 'Microform'; added subtitle; cleaned up pagination; Removed author from Edition (author found in Work) |
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| August 27, 2008 | Created by ImportBot | Initial record created, from Western Washington University MARC record. |