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T. F. Wharton. 11 Levet : ' hope's delusive mine ' On 17 January 1782 died Robert Levet , a man described by Boswell as Johnson's ' humble friend ' , and by Johnson himself as an ' old and faithful friend ' . He had been ' an obscure ...
T. F. Wharton. 11 Levet : ' hope's delusive mine ' On 17 January 1782 died Robert Levet , a man described by Boswell as Johnson's ' humble friend ' , and by Johnson himself as an ' old and faithful friend ' . He had been ' an obscure ...
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... Levet's stamina as active man ; with activity a key virtue ; activity itself seems to become vitiated . We see Levet's virtues walking ' a narrow round ' . We see death break- ing ' the vital chain ' . The suggestion of imprisonment ...
... Levet's stamina as active man ; with activity a key virtue ; activity itself seems to become vitiated . We see Levet's virtues walking ' a narrow round ' . We see death break- ing ' the vital chain ' . The suggestion of imprisonment ...
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... Levet , Johnson specifically immunises his physician subject from such physical misfortune ; particularly from the ' cold gradations of decay ' which wither the earlier figure . More to the point , Levet is denied the uncomfortably ...
... Levet , Johnson specifically immunises his physician subject from such physical misfortune ; particularly from the ' cold gradations of decay ' which wither the earlier figure . More to the point , Levet is denied the uncomfortably ...
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surly virtue and pleasing dream | 4 |
The Vanity of Human Wishes | 42 |
those that aspire to the name | 57 |
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