Lives of the Most Eminent English Poets
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 . 
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