The art of criticism  As exemplified in Dr. Johnson's lives of the most eminent English poets.

Observations on Dr. Johnson's Life of Hammond

Remarks on Johnson's Life of Milton. To which are added, Milton's tractate of education and Areopagitica

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Johnson, Samuel, 1709-1784. Lives of the English poets.

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The art of criticism As exemplified in Dr. Johnson's lives of the most eminent English poets.

Observations on Dr. Johnson's Life of Hammond

Remarks on Johnson's Life of Milton. To which are added, Milton's tractate of education and Areopagitica