Book detail: The Works of the English Poets. With Prefaces, Biographical and Critical, by Samuel Johnson is presented as a focused source page for quotations connected with this book, collection, transcript, or source record.
This book is a seminal compilation of English poetry, meticulously curated by the renowned critic and lexicographer Samuel Johnson. It includes a variety of poems from different periods and authors, accompanied by Johnson's own prefaces that provide biographical and critical context for each poet and their works.
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