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Levett

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1893 text

A blast of trumpets, intended as a ‘reveillee’, from French lever.

First he that led the Cavalcade Wore a Sow-gelder’s Flagellet, On which he blew as strong a Levet As well-feed Lawyer on his breviate.

Hudibras, II. ii. v. 609.

This text was written as a footnote in the 1893 Wheatley transcription of the diary, the same one that is used for the diary entries on this site.

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  • N Dave on Thu 12 Apr 2007, 09:19pm

    Levet.

    n. A trumpet call for rousing soldiers; a reveille.

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References in the diary

1662
Oct: 15