An Inquiry into Some Passages in Dr. Johnson's Lives of the Poets: Particularly His Observations on Lyric Poetry, and the Odes of Gray.
London: Printed for J. Dodsley, 1783. First and only edition. ESTC T2862; Courtney, page 139; NCBEL II, 1153. An essay on Samuel Johnson's treatment of poets in his famous Lives of the English Poets, which evolves into a close examination of Johnson's discussion of Thomas Gray's lyric poetry. Robert Potter.....