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A N

ESSAY

ON THE

LIFE AND GENIUS

OF

SAMUEL JOHNSON, LL.D. HEN the works of a great Writer, who has bequeathed to posterity a lasting legacy, are presented to the world, it is naturally expected, that some account of his life should accompany the edition. The Reader wishes to know as much as possible of the Author. The circumstances that attended him, the features of his private character, his conversation, and the means by which he rose to eminence, become the vourite