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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... weeping ? ' ' Not actual tears . But her gown , and her cap , and her strings were weeping . Her voice wept , and her hair , and her nose , and her mouth . Don't you know that look of subdued mourning ? ' ANTHONY TROLLOPE ( 1815-82 ) ...
... weeping ? ' ' Not actual tears . But her gown , and her cap , and her strings were weeping . Her voice wept , and her hair , and her nose , and her mouth . Don't you know that look of subdued mourning ? ' ANTHONY TROLLOPE ( 1815-82 ) ...
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... weeping , and the goddesses , all of them , Weeping that beauty passes , that perfection will die . Yet to be a lament in the mouths of our loved ones is splendid , For what is common goes down into Orcus unsung . FRIEDRICH VON SCHILLER ...
... weeping , and the goddesses , all of them , Weeping that beauty passes , that perfection will die . Yet to be a lament in the mouths of our loved ones is splendid , For what is common goes down into Orcus unsung . FRIEDRICH VON SCHILLER ...
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... weeping for her little one , her only one , whom God had taken . " Knowest thou not , " said the saint to her , how bold these little ones are before the throne of God ? Verily , there are none bolder than they in the Kingdom of ...
... weeping for her little one , her only one , whom God had taken . " Knowest thou not , " said the saint to her , how bold these little ones are before the throne of God ? Verily , there are none bolder than they in the Kingdom of ...
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