A letter to the Reverend Mr. Douglas : occasioned by his vindication of Milton. To which are subjoin'd several curious original letters from the authors of the Universal history, Mr. Ainsworth, Mr. Maclaurin, &c. By William Lauder, A.M.
| Author/creator | Laudér, William |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | London : printed for W. Owen, 1751. |
| Description | 24 pages ; 4⁰. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text online |
| General note | Concerns the charges of fraud against Lauder, who had accused Milton of plagiarism in his 'Essay on Milton's use and imitation of the Moderns'. "[Samuel] Johnson dictated to the culprit [Lauder] a confession, published as 'A letter to the Reverend Mr. Douglas, occasioned by his Vindication of Milton' in which he acknowledged his fraud, but had the effrontery to append to it 'testimonies concerning Mr. Lauder' and a disingenuous postscript." (Courtney & Smith, A Bibliography of Samuel Johnson, p.37). |
| General note | Reproduction of original from the British Library. |
| References | English Short Title Catalog, ESTCT38357. |
| Reproduction note | Joyner- Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Thomson Gale, 2003. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements |
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