 However, it did form an important beginning for Johnson as a biographer, and the work was later included in his "Lives of the Most Eminent English Poets" series.Although the work is a biography, it was a partial version of Savage's life as told by a friend and contained many minor errors.In particular, Johnson accepted Savage's own story that he was a disowned bastard of a noble family, even though there was little evidence to be found.