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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... tell the tale . But the uses of certainty are themselves uncertain in this sphere , and what , I suspect , is most sadly missing is music , the art which seemingly is able to tell us more about heaven , and rival literature's eloquence ...
... tell the tale . But the uses of certainty are themselves uncertain in this sphere , and what , I suspect , is most sadly missing is music , the art which seemingly is able to tell us more about heaven , and rival literature's eloquence ...
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... tells us often and gives us notice that she cannot for long allow us that scrap of matter she has lent . . . she has ... tell thee , when I pass away , It is to tenfold life , to love , to peace , and raptures holy . Unseen descending ...
... tells us often and gives us notice that she cannot for long allow us that scrap of matter she has lent . . . she has ... tell thee , when I pass away , It is to tenfold life , to love , to peace , and raptures holy . Unseen descending ...
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... Tell me , good dog , whose tomb you guard so well . ' ' The Cynic's . ' ' True ; but who that Cynic tell . ' ' Diogenes , of fair Sinope's race . ' ' What ? He that in a tub was wont to dwell ? ' ' Yes : but the stars are now his ...
... Tell me , good dog , whose tomb you guard so well . ' ' The Cynic's . ' ' True ; but who that Cynic tell . ' ' Diogenes , of fair Sinope's race . ' ' What ? He that in a tub was wont to dwell ? ' ' Yes : but the stars are now his ...
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