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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... rest and sleep , which but thy pictures be , Much pleasure , then from thee , much more must flow , And soonest our best men with thee do go , Rest of their bones , and souls ' delivery . Thou art slave to Fate , Chance , kings , and ...
... rest and sleep , which but thy pictures be , Much pleasure , then from thee , much more must flow , And soonest our best men with thee do go , Rest of their bones , and souls ' delivery . Thou art slave to Fate , Chance , kings , and ...
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... rest still innocent . DONNE , ' The Apparition ' Have you seen walking through the village A man with downcast eyes and haggard face ? That is my husband who , by secret cruelty Never to be told , robbed me of my youth and my beauty ...
... rest still innocent . DONNE , ' The Apparition ' Have you seen walking through the village A man with downcast eyes and haggard face ? That is my husband who , by secret cruelty Never to be told , robbed me of my youth and my beauty ...
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... rest those numbers are doubled . Three- score , that not many hours before had every one several lodgings very delicately furnished , are now thrust all together into one close room , a little , little , noisome room not fully ten foot ...
... rest those numbers are doubled . Three- score , that not many hours before had every one several lodgings very delicately furnished , are now thrust all together into one close room , a little , little , noisome room not fully ten foot ...
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