THE

WORKS

OF THE

ENGLISH POET S.

WITH

PREFACES,
BIOGRAPHICAL AND CRITICAL,

BY SAMUEL JOHNSON.

VOLUME THE TWELFTH.

LONDON:

PRINTED BY E. COX;

FOR C.BATHURST, J. BUCKLAND, W.STRAHAN, J. RIVING-
TON AND SONS, T. DAVIES, T.PAYNE, L. DAVIS, W. OWEN,
B. WHITE, S. CROWDER, T. CASLON, T. LONGMAN,

B. LAW, E. AND C. DILLY, J. DODSLEY, H. BALDWIN,
J. WILKIE, J. ROBSON, J. JOHNSON, T. LOWNDES,
T. BECKET, G.ROBINSON, T.CADELL, W. DAVIS,

J. NICHOLS, F. NEWBERY, T. EVANS, J. RID-
LEY, R. BALDWIN, G. NICOL, LEIGH AND
SOTHEBY, J. BEW, N. CONANT,

J. MURRAY, W. FOX, J. BOWEN.

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