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Lives of the Most Eminent English Poets
1779–81 book by Samuel Johnson / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Lives of the Most Eminent English Poets (1779–81), alternatively known by the shorter title Lives of the Poets, is a work by Samuel Johnson comprising short biographies and critical appraisals of 52 poets, most of whom lived during the eighteenth century. These were arranged, approximately, by date of death.
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From the close of the 18th century, expanded editions and updates of Johnson's work began to appear.