Poem of the week: On the Death of Dr Robert Levet by Samuel Johnson

<p>An elegy to the poet’s personal physician is full of vivid detail delivered with infectious warmth</p><p><strong>On the Death of Dr Robert Levet by Samuel Johnson</strong></p><p>Condemned to Hope’s delusive mine<br>
As on we toil from day to day,<br>
By sudden blast or slow decline,<br>
Our social comforts drop away.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/books/2025/oct/20/poem-of-the-week-on-the-death-of-dr-robert-levet-by-samuel-johnson">Continue reading...</a>