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Hazlitt had placed who among the company of great critics and essayists?

  • Samuel Johnson

  • Edgar Allan Poe

  • Emily Dickinson

  • Lewis Carroll

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Samuel Johnson was placed among the company of great critics and essayists by William Hazlitt. Hazlitt was a well-known critic and essayist himself, and he was very impressed by Johnson's work. He admired Johnson's ability to write in a clear and concise way, and he also appreciated his sense of humor.
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