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JOHNSON ON POPE; FROM THE LIVES OF THE POETS, by                 Poet Analysis     Poet's Biography
First Line: He was protuberant behind, before
Last Line: Composed itself; of folly he made beauty
Subject(s): Johnson, Samuel (1709-1784); Pope, Alexander (1688-1744)




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