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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... MOVED MY HIGH CREATOR SEMPITERNAL POWER DIVINE HAS BEEN MY MAKER WISDOM SUPREME AND PRIMAL LOVE SUPERNAL . BEFORE ME WERE NO THINGS CREATED , BUT FOR EVER , AND I FOR ALL ETERNITY ENDURE : ABANDON EVERY HOPE , ALL YE THAT ENTER . These ...
... MOVED MY HIGH CREATOR SEMPITERNAL POWER DIVINE HAS BEEN MY MAKER WISDOM SUPREME AND PRIMAL LOVE SUPERNAL . BEFORE ME WERE NO THINGS CREATED , BUT FOR EVER , AND I FOR ALL ETERNITY ENDURE : ABANDON EVERY HOPE , ALL YE THAT ENTER . These ...
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... moved away . We examined everything , so that we could see that there could be no tricks , and that no strings were tied to anything . On the mantelpiece were two lighted lamps . We promised one another that we would do nothing either ...
... moved away . We examined everything , so that we could see that there could be no tricks , and that no strings were tied to anything . On the mantelpiece were two lighted lamps . We promised one another that we would do nothing either ...
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... moved . They were too frail to help each other now , and their children were too scattered , too busy . There was but one thing to be done ; it was for the best ; they would have to be moved to the Workhouse . The old couple were ...
... moved . They were too frail to help each other now , and their children were too scattered , too busy . There was but one thing to be done ; it was for the best ; they would have to be moved to the Workhouse . The old couple were ...
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