An essay on Milton's use and imitation of the moderns, in his Paradise lost
Contributors: Johnson, Samuel, 1709-1784; Harris, James, 1709-1780, former owner; J. Payne and J. Bouquet; Donald and Mary Hyde Collection of Dr. Samuel Johnson (Houghton Library)
Publisher: Printed for J. Payne and J. Bouquet, in Pater-Noster-Row
Published: 1750
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 164
Subjects: Plagiarism; Early works to 1800; Literary forgeries and mystifications
Notes: Falsely charges Milton with plagiarism through fraudulent quotations.

Author's name in dedication; preface and postscript by Samuel Johnson.

With a "New preface" and "New postscript" responding to an attack on the work by John Douglas.

Signatures: a⁸ b⁴ (-b4+chi²) B-L⁸ M⁴ ²chi².

Errata: p. [22] of preliminaries.

Fleeman, J.D. Johnson, 49.12LEM/1b

ESTC T94352