Richard Savage (poet)
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Richard Savage was an English poet. He is best known as the subject of Samuel Johnson's Life of Savage, originally published anonymously in 1744, which is one of the most elaborate of Johnson's Lives
Illustration from Richard Savage: A Romance of Real Life by Charles Whitehead
Title page of Life of Mr Richard Savage
Plaque on the wall of the old site of Bristol Newgate Prison
London (Samuel Johnson poem)
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London is a poem by Samuel Johnson, produced shortly after he moved to London. Written in 1738, it was his first major published work. The poem in 263 lines imitates Juvenal's Third Satire, expressed
Title page of London (1738) second edition
First page of London (1738)