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Oxford English Classics.
DR. JOHNSON'S WORKS.
MISCELLANEOUS PIECES.
CONTENTS OF THE FIFTH VOLUME.
THE plan of an English dictionary
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Preface to the English dictionary
Advertisement to the fourth edition of the English dictionary
Preface to the octavo edition of the English dictionary .
Observations on the tragedy of Macbeth ......
Proposals for printing the works of Shakespeare
Preface to Shakespeare..............
General observations on the plays of Shakespeare
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Preface to the Preceptor, containing a general plan of education..
to Rolt's dictionary......
to the translation of father Lobo's voyage to Abyssinia
An essay on epitaphs ....
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Preface to an Essay on Milton's Use and Imitation of the Moderns in
his Paradise Lost
Letter to the Rev. Mr. Douglas, occasioned by his vindication of Milton,
&c. By William Lauder, A. M. .............
Testimonies concerning Mr. Lauder.....
Account of an attempt to ascertain the longitude
Considerations on the plans offered for the construction of Blackfriars
bridge
Some thoughts on agriculture, both ancient and modern; with an account
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A complete vindication of the licensers of the stage from the malicious and
scandalous aspersions of Mr. Brooke
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