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    A Poetical Review of the Literary and Moral Character of the late Samuel Johnson (1786)
    A Poetical Review of the Literary and Moral Character of the late Samuel Johnson (1786)
    A Poetical Review of the Literary and Moral Character of the late Samuel Johnson (1786)
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    A Poetical Review of the Literary and Moral Character of the late Samuel Johnson (1786)

    By John Courtenay

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    This poem of three hundred and four lines presents a poetic review of the works of Samuel Johnson. Written by John Courtenay, this work stimulated one of the most vigorous and splenetic literary controversies of the late eighteenth century.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherGood Press
    Release dateApr 25, 2021
    ISBN4064066145538
    A Poetical Review of the Literary and Moral Character of the late Samuel Johnson (1786)

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