PREFACE S,

BIOGRAPHICAL

AND

CRITICAL,

TO THE

WORK S

OF THE

ENGLISH POETS.

BY SAMUEL JOHNSON.

VOLUME THE SIXT H.

LONDON:

PRINTED BY J. NICHOLS:

FOR C. BATHURST, J. BUCKLAND, W. STRAHAN, J.RIVING-
TON 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. ROB-
SON, J. JOHNSON, T. LOWNDES, G. ROBINSON,

T. CADELL, J. NICHOLS, E. NEWBERY,

T. EVANS, J. RIDLEY, R. BALDWIN,
G. NICOL, LEIGH AND SOTHEBY,

J. BEW, N. CONANT, J. MURRAY,
W. FOX, J. BOWEN.

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