Arrange the following critical works in chronological order:

1. A. Preface to Lyrical Ballads
2. B. A Defence of Rhyme
3. C. Life of Cowley
4. D. 'The Frontiers of Criticism'

1. AA, C, B, D
2. BB, C, A, D
3. CB, A, C, D
4. DC, A, D, B

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Correct answer: B. B, C, A, D

Explanation

Daniel (1603) → Johnson (1779) → Wordsworth (1800) → Eliot (1956).