Identify the correct chronological order of publication of the following works:

1. A. Characteristics of Men, Manners, Opinions, Times
2. B. The Advancement of Learning
3. C. An Inquiry into the Original of Our Ideas of Beauty and Virtue
4. D. The Plan of a Dictionary of the English Language

1. AA, C, D, B
2. BC, A, D, B
3. CD, B, A, C
4. DB, A, C, D

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

Explanation

Bacon, The Advancement of Learning (1605) → Shaftesbury, Characteristics (1711) → Hutcheson, Inquiry (1725) → Johnson, Plan of a Dictionary (1747).