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John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.

4003 Samuel Johnson 1709-1784 John Bartlett

 
NUMBER:4003
AUTHOR:Samuel Johnson (1709–1784)
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.
 
Note 1.
Var. Then with no fiery throbbing pain. [back]