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by Samuel Johnson

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An edition of The lives of the most eminent English poets: with critical observations on their works (1779)

Prefaces, biographical and critical

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by Samuel Johnson

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1779

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printed by J. Nichols; for C. Bathurst, J. Buckland, W. Strahan, J. Rivington and sons, T. Davies [and 31 others in London]

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01 The lives of the most eminent English poets: with critical observations on their works 2006, Clarendon Press, Oxford University Press in English 0199278970 9780199278978	zzzz Not in Library Libraries near you: WorldCat
02 Johnson's Lives of the poets: a selection. 1971, Clarendon Press in English 0198710526 9780198710523	cccc Borrow Listen Libraries near you: WorldCat
03 Johnson's lives of the poets: Milton 1965, Macmillan in English	zzzz Not in Library
04 Milton 1921, Clarendon Press in English	zzzz Not in Library
05 Johnson's life of Addison 1913, G. Bell in English	zzzz Not in Library
06 Johnson's Milton 1907, Clarendon Press in English	zzzz Not in Library
07 Johnson's lives of the poets 1900, George Bell in English	zzzz Not in Library
08 Johnson's lives of the poets 1896, Kegan Paul, Trench, Trübner in English	zzzz Not in Library
09 Johnson's lives of the poets 1896, Kegan Paul, Trench, Trübner in English	zzzz Not in Library
10 Johnson's lives of the poets 1896, Kegan Paul, Trench, Trübner in English - New ed.	zzzz Not in Library
11 Lives of the most eminent English poets. 1896, Methuen in English	zzzz Not in Library
12 Johnson's lives of the poets 1896, Kegan Paul, Trench, Trübner in English	zzzz Not in Library
13 Johnson's lives of the poets 1896, Kegan Paul, Trench, Trübner in English	zzzz Not in Library
14 Johnson's lives of the poets 1896, Kegan Paul in English	zzzz Not in Library
15 The lives of the most eminent English poets 1896, Methuen in English	zzzz Not in Library
16 Johnson's Lives of the poets. 1896, Kegan Paul, Trench, Trübner in English - New ed / with notes and introduction by Arthur Waugh.	zzzz Not in Library
17 Johnson's Life of Addison 1893, G.Bell & Sons in English	zzzz Not in Library
18 Milton: with an introduction and notes by K. Deighton. 1892, Macmillan and co in English	zzzz Not in Library
19 Johnson's Lives of the poets 1890, George Bell and sons in English	bbbb Read Listen Libraries near you: WorldCat
20 Johnson's lives of the poets 1890, George Bell and Sons in English	zzzz Not in Library
21 Lives of the poets. Prior, Congreve, Blackmore, Pope. 1889, Cassell & Company, Ltd. in English	zzzz Not in Library
22 Lives of the English poets, Addison, Savage, Swift. 1888, Cassell & Company, Ltd. in English	zzzz Not in Library
23 Lives of the English poets, Waller, Milton, Cowley. 1886, Cassell & Company, Ltd. in English	zzzz Not in Library
24 Lives of the English poets. Butter, Denham, Dryden, Roscommon, Spratt, Dorset, Rochester, Otway. 1886, Cassell & Company, Ltd. in English	zzzz Not in Library
25 Lives of the most eminent English poets, with critical observations on their works; to which are added the 'Preface to Shakespeare' and the review of 'The origin of evil' 1885, Frederick Warne, Scribner, Welford & Armstrong in English - New ed.	zzzz Not in Library
26 Lives of the most eminent English poets, with critical observations on their works; to which are added the 'Preface to Shakespeare' and the review of 'The origin of evil' 1880, Frederick Warne in English	zzzz Not in Library
27 The lives of Milton and Pope: with critical observations ontheir works. 1880, James Parker and Co. in English	zzzz Not in Library
28 Lives of the most eminent English poets, with critical observations on their works; to which are added the 'Preface to Shakespeare' and the review of 'The Origin of evil' 1872, Frederick Warne in English - New ed.	zzzz Not in Library
29 Lives of the most eminent English poets, with critical observations on their works; to which are added the 'Preface to Shakespeare' and the review of the 'Origin of evil' 1871, Albert J. Crocker and Brothers in English	zzzz Not in Library
30 Lives of the most eminent English poets, with critical observations on their works, carefully collated with the best editions. 1868, Alfred Thomas Crocker in English	zzzz Not in Library
31 Lives of the most eminent English poets: with critical observations on their works. 1857, Derby & Jackson in English	zzzz Not in Library Libraries near you: WorldCat
32 Lives of the most eminent English poets, with critical observations ontheir works 1854, John Murray in English	zzzz Not in Library
33 Johnson's lives of the British poets 1854, Nathaniel Cooke in English	zzzz Not in Library
34 Johnson's Lives of the British poets 1854, Nathaniel Cooke	zzzz Not in Library
35 Lives of the most eminent English poets: with critical observations on their works 1854, John Murray in English	bbbb Read Listen
36 The lives of the most eminent English poets, with critical observations on their works. 1847, George Clark and Son, J.M. Burton in English - New and complete ed.	zzzz Not in Library
37 The lives of the most eminent English poets: with critical observations on their works. 1847, G. Clark and son; [etc., etc.] in English - A new and complete edition. Four volumes in one.	zzzz Not in Library Libraries near you: WorldCat
38 The lives of the most eminent English poets, with critical observations on their works. 1836, William Milner in English	zzzz Not in Library
39 The lives of the most eminent English poets, with critical observations on their works. 1824, James Christie, J. Richardson, I. Offor, I. Bumpus, T. Mason... in English	zzzz Not in Library
40 The lives of the most eminent English poets: with critical observations on their works 1821, George Walker in English - New ed., rev.	bbbb Read Listen
41 The lives of the most eminent English poets: with critical observations on their works 1819, Benjamin C. Buzby, Benjamin Warner in English	bbbb Read Listen
42 The lives of the most eminent English poets: with critical observations on their works 1819, Benjamin C. Buzby, Benjamin Warner in English	bbbb Read Listen Libraries near you: WorldCat
43 The lives of the most eminent English poets: with critical observations on their works 1819, Benjamin C. Buzby, Benjamin Warner in English	bbbb Read Listen
44 The lives of the most eminent English poets; with critical observations on their works. 1818, Printed for James Sawers in English	zzzz Not in Library
45 The lives of the most eminent English poets; with critical observations on their works. 1816, Printed for Nichols and Son, F.C. and J. Rivington, A. Strahan, Nicol and Son, G. Wilkie... in English - New ed. corrected.	zzzz Not in Library
46 The lives of the most eminent English poets: with critical observations on their works 1811, Published by William Durell in English	zzzz Not in Library
47 The lives of the most eminent English poets; with critical observations on their works. 1810, Printed by J. Nichols and Son for J. Nichols and Son, F. & C. Rivington, W. Otridge & Son, Leigh & Sotheby, G. Nicol & Son... in English - New ed. corrected.	zzzz Not in Library
48 The lives of the most eminent English poets: with critical observations on their works. 1810, Printed and sold by Samuel Etheridge, jun'r.	bbbb Read Listen
49 The lives of the most eminent English poets with critical observations on their works. 1806, Printed by J. Nichols and Son ... for J. Johnson, J. Nichols and Son, R. Baldwin, F. and C. Rivington, Otridge and Son... in English - A New edition, corrected, in three volumes.	zzzz Not in Library
50 The lives of the most eminent English poets; with critical observations on their works. 1805, Printed at the Stanhope Press by Charles Whittingham for John Shape in English	zzzz Not in Library
51 The lives of the most eminent English poets.: With critical observations on their works. 1800, Printed by Nichols and Son, for H. Baldwin, J. Johnson, and G.G. and J. Robinson [etc.] in English - A new ed., cor.	zzzz Not in Library Libraries near you: WorldCat
52 The lives of the most eminent English poets: with critical observations on their works 1800, Printed by D. Buchanan, sold by him, & by W. Creech [etc.] in English	bbbb Read Listen Libraries near you: WorldCat
53 The works of the poets of Great Britain and Ireland 1800, printed for Andrew Miller in English	zzzz Not in Library
54 Johnson's lives of the English poets 1797, Printed for E. Newbery in English	zzzz Not in Library
55 Johnson's Lives of the English poets, abridged: with notes and illustrations by the editor. Designed for the improvement of youth in the knowledge of polite literature, and as a ... compendium for persons of riper years. To which is prefixed, some account of the life of Dr. Johnson. 1797, printed for E. Newbery	zzzz Not in Library
56 The lives of the most eminent English poets.: With critical observations on their works. By Samuel Johnson. A new edition, corrected. In four volumes. ... 1794, printed for T. Longman, B. Law, J. Dodsley, H. Baldwin, J. Robson, [and 34 others in London]	zzzz Not in Library
57 The lives of the most eminent English poets; with critical observations on their works. 1794, Printed for T. Longman, B. Law, J. Dodsley, H. Baldwin, J. Robson... in English - New ed. corrected.	zzzz Not in Library
58 The lives of the poets of Great Britain and Ireland: and a criticism of their works. By Samuel Johnson. 1793, printed for J. Moore	zzzz Not in Library
59 The lives of the most eminent English poets; with critical observations on their works. 1793, Printed for J. Buckland, C. Bathurst and T. Davis in English - New ed. corrected.	zzzz Not in Library
60 The lives of the most eminent English poets; with critical observations on their works. 1790, Printed for J. Rivington and Sons, L. Davis, B. White and Son, T. Longman, B. Law... in English - New ed. corrected.	zzzz Not in Library
61 The lives of the most eminent English poets: with critical observations on their works 1783, Printed for C. Bathurst ... in English - A new edition, corrected.	bbbb Read Listen
62 The lives of the most eminent English poets: with critical observations on their works. 1783, Printed for C. Bathurst, [etc.] - A new ed., cor.	bbbb Read Listen
63 The lives of the most eminent English poets: with critical observations on their works 1783, Printed for C. Bathurst ... in English - A new edition, corrected.	bbbb Read Listen
64 The lives of the most eminent English poets: with critical observations on their works 1781, Printed for C. Bathurst, [etc.] in English	zzzz Not in Library
65 The lives of the most eminent English poets: with critical observations on their works 1781, 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 Microform in English	zzzz Not in Library Libraries near you: WorldCat
66 The lives of the English poets, and a criticism on their works. 1779, Printed for Whitestone, Williams, Colles, Wilson, Lynch... in English	zzzz Not in Library
67 The lives of the English poets, and a criticism on their works. 1779, Printed for Whitestone, Williams, Colles, Wilson, Lynch... in English	zzzz Not in Library
68 Prefaces, biographical and critical: to the works of the English poets. By Samuel Johnson. ... 1779, printed by J. Nichols; for C. Bathurst, J. Buckland, W. Strahan, J. Rivington and sons, T. Davies [and 31 others in London] Microform in English	aaaa Not in Library

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Edition Notes

Later editions are entitled 'Lives of the English poets'.

Vols. 1-4 are dated 1779, vols. 5-10: 1781; vols. 5-10 list 33 additional booksellers in the imprint.

One British Library copy contains 'Directions to the binder'(vol. 1, pp. ix-x) for the first four volumes, showing that the lives were originally issued in parts.

Each life has a separate pagination and register.

Microfilm. Woodbridge, CT Research Publications, Inc., 1985. 1 reel ; 35mm. (The Eighteenth Century ; reel 964, no. 2).

Published in: London
Series: Eighteenth century -- reel 964, no. 2.

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Format: Microform
Pagination: 10v.,plate
Number of pages: 10

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Open Library: OL16976903M

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Prefaces, biographical and critical

to the works of the English poets. By Samuel Johnson. ...

by Samuel Johnson