Papers, 1760-1787.

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Papers, 1760-1787.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/85213447

This collection consists of eight items, including a biographical sketch of Dr. Lawrence, a character sketch of Samuel Johnson, and four poems. Most items are of unknown authorship, but almost all of them have some connection to Dr. Lawrence's extended family or to Samuel Johnson.

1 box (.5 linear ft.)

Houghton Library

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Houghton Library

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Lawrence, Thomas, 1711-1783

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Thomas Lawrence, a London physician, is primarily remembered for his long friendship with one of his patients, the writer Samuel Johnson. From the description of Papers, 1760-1787. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 85213447 From the guide to the Papers, 1760-1787., (Houghton Library, Harvard College Library, Harvard University) ...

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...