BOHN'S STANDARD LIBRARY.

JOHNSON'S

LIVES OF THE POETS.

JOHNSON'S

LIVES OF THE POETS

EDITED BY

MRS. ALEXANDER NAPIER

WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY

J. W. HALES, M.A.

FROFESSOR OF ENGLISH LITERATURE IN KING'S COLLEGE, LONDON
FORMERLY FELLOW OF CHRIST'S COLLEGE, CAMBRIDGE; LATE

ENGLISH EXAMINER IN THE UNIVERSITY OF LONDON

AND CLARK LECTURER AT TRINITY
COLLEGE, CAMBRIDGE

VOLUME III

LONDON

GEORGE BELL AND SONS

1900