The Oxford Book of DeathDennis Joseph Enright Oxford University Press, 1983 - 351 psl. "Reading for this anthology," writes D.J. Enright, "I was moved to the thought that on no theme have writers shown themselves more lively." A survivor of Belsen voiced the same sentiment when, reflecting on the concentration camps, he wrote, "When in death we are in the midst of life." By turns poignant, tragic, comic, and inspiring, this anthology of thoughts about death ranges from ancient times to the present day--including almost 900 selections by poets, novelists, philosophers, scientists, and common people. Arranged under headings such as "Love," "War," "Last Words," and "Children," these selections show the varied, sometimes surprising, reactions of the dying and the bereaved to the final human act. |
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... Lord , let me not know mine end ' would be better , only it would be praying for what God has already granted us . ' Lord , let me know A.B.'s end ' would be bad enough . Even though A.B. were Mr Gladstone we might hear he was not to ...
... Lord , let me not know mine end ' would be better , only it would be praying for what God has already granted us . ' Lord , let me know A.B.'s end ' would be bad enough . Even though A.B. were Mr Gladstone we might hear he was not to ...
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... Lord , my Lord ! Kent . Break , heart ; I prithee , break ! Edg . Look up , my Lord . Kent . Vex not his ghost : O ! let him pass ; he hates him That would upon the rack of this tough world Stretch him out longer . SHAKESPEARE , King ...
... Lord , my Lord ! Kent . Break , heart ; I prithee , break ! Edg . Look up , my Lord . Kent . Vex not his ghost : O ! let him pass ; he hates him That would upon the rack of this tough world Stretch him out longer . SHAKESPEARE , King ...
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... Lord , and find both Adams met in me ; As the first Adam's sweat surrounds my face , May the last Adam's blood my soul embrace . So , in his purple wrapp'd receive me , Lord , By these his thorns give me his other Crown ; And as to ...
... Lord , and find both Adams met in me ; As the first Adam's sweat surrounds my face , May the last Adam's blood my soul embrace . So , in his purple wrapp'd receive me , Lord , By these his thorns give me his other Crown ; And as to ...
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