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Richard Savage

English poet (c. 1697- 1743) · Writers · Died at 46

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 of the English Poets.

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Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1697 to 1743 · aged 46