Arrange the following writers by year of birth:
- A. James Boswell
- B. Edward Gibbon
- C. Samuel Johnson
- D. Edmund Burke
- E. Richard Brinsley Sheridan
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Correct answer: A. C, D, B, A, E
Explanation
Johnson (1709) → Burke (1729) → Gibbon (1737) → Boswell (1740) → Sheridan (1751).
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