An essay on the life and genius of Samuel Johnson, LL.D., extra-illustrated, 1788-1844.

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An essay on the life and genius of Samuel Johnson, LL.D., extra-illustrated, 1788-1844.

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Manuscripts and prints inserted by W. Dorset Fellowes into Arthur Murphy's (London: T. Longmanet al, 1793), mostly comments on the text by Fellowes, and also letters and notes by Hester LynchPiozzi. An Essay on the Life and Genius of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.

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