THE

L I V ES

OF THE MOST EMINENT

ENGLISH POETS.

WITH

CRITICAL OBSERVATIONS

ON THEIR

W O R K S.

BY SAMUEL JOHNSON.

A NEW EDITION, CORRECTED.

IN FOUR VOLUMES.

VOL. III,

LONDON:
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