| John Bartlett (18201905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919. |
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| NUMBER: | 4003 |
| AUTHOR: | Samuel Johnson (17091784) |
| QUOTATION: | Then with no throbs of fiery pain, 1 No cold gradations of decay, Death broke at once the vital chain, And freed his soul the nearest way. |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Verses on the Death of Mr. Robert Levet. Stanza 9. |
| BIOGRAPHY: | Columbia Encyclopedia. |
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