The Oxford Book of DeathDennis Joseph Enright Oxford University Press, 1987 - 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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... body with rose - water many times and well , as blessed be the name of God it is washed within and made pure of all uncleanness to receive his holy body tomorrow , which will be my last day . And when it has been well washed and made ...
... body with rose - water many times and well , as blessed be the name of God it is washed within and made pure of all uncleanness to receive his holy body tomorrow , which will be my last day . And when it has been well washed and made ...
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... body was soon un- covered . Lime had been strewn on it ; this , or decomposition , had the effect of staining it of a dark and ghastly indigo colour . Byron asked me to preserve the skull for him ; but remembering that he had formerly ...
... body was soon un- covered . Lime had been strewn on it ; this , or decomposition , had the effect of staining it of a dark and ghastly indigo colour . Byron asked me to preserve the skull for him ; but remembering that he had formerly ...
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... body , is it not ? that physical evil , namely disease , wastes and destroys it until it is no longer a body at all , and all the other things we instanced are annihilated by the pervading corruption of the evil which peculiarly besets ...
... body , is it not ? that physical evil , namely disease , wastes and destroys it until it is no longer a body at all , and all the other things we instanced are annihilated by the pervading corruption of the evil which peculiarly besets ...
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