Autograph letter signed : place not specified, to the Rev. John Taylor, 1777 May 3.

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Autograph letter signed : place not specified, to the Rev. John Taylor, 1777 May 3.

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Discussing his plans for his "annual excursion" and wondering whether Taylor intends "to come hither again"; mentioning that [Henry] Lucas "has compelled [Johnson] to read his tragedy"; giving his opinion of the tragedy [The Earl of Somerset]; noting that his "nights continue to be very flatulent and restless."

1 item (2 p., with address) ; 22.7 cm.

Pierpont Morgan Library.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7182558

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Lucas, Henry, active 1776-1795

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Taylor, John, 1711-1788

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Johnson, Samuel, 1709-1784

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Samuel Johnson (1709-1784) was one of the leading literary figures of eighteenth-century England. He is best remembered for compiling the first comprehensive dictionary of the English language, published in 1755. Prominent among his diverse other works, he also wrote the satirical History of Rasselas, Prince of Abyssinia (1759), edited The Dramatic Works of William Shakespeare (1765), and produced the important Prefaces, Biographical and Critical, to the Works of the English Poets (first collect...