(DOWNLOAD) "Johnson's Lives of the Poets" by Samuel Johnson # eBook PDF Kindle ePub Free
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- Title: Johnson's Lives of the Poets
- Author : Samuel Johnson
- Release Date : January 13, 2013
- Genre: Biographies & Memoirs,Books,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 1721 KB
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“Johnson's "Lives of the Poets" were written to serve as Introductions to a trade edition of the works of poets whom the booksellers selected for republication. Sometimes, therefore, they dealt briefly with men in whom the public at large has long ceased to be interested. Richard Savage would be of this number if Johnson's account of his life had not secured for him lasting remembrance. Johnson's Life of Savage in this volume has not less interest than the Lives of Addison and Swift, between which it is set, although Savage himself has no right at all to be remembered in such company. Johnson published this piece of biography when his age was thirty-five; his other lives of poets appeared when that age was about doubled. He was very poor when the Life of Savage was written for Cave. Soon after its publication, we are told, Mr. Harte dined with Cave, and incidentally praised it. Meeting him again soon afterwards Cave said to Mr. Harte, "You made a man very happy t'other day."
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