Lives of the English Poets Gay, Thomson, Young, Gray, &c.

"Lives of the English Poets" by Samuel Johnson is a collection of biographies from the 1700s that studies the lives and impact of English poets. The book explores figures like Edward Young, William King, and John Gay, showing how their lives shaped their poetry. The collection includes twenty poets born in the late 1600s and early 1700s, such as Samuel Garth, Charles Montague, and William Collins, with analysis of their work and the context of their time. The book gives a look into the personal and professional lives of these writers, and the factors that shaped their work.