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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... seen erected in the church a statue of that man , whose name I once knew considered as a pollution of its walls . ' JOHNSON , Life of Milton It isn't pleasant to know that you are under the earth even if the place is like an Island of ...
... seen erected in the church a statue of that man , whose name I once knew considered as a pollution of its walls . ' JOHNSON , Life of Milton It isn't pleasant to know that you are under the earth even if the place is like an Island of ...
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... were there . Within thy gates nothing doth come That is not passing clean ; No spider's web , no dirt , no dust , No filth may there be seen . . . Thy gardens and thy gallant walks Continually are green ; 180 Hereafters.
... were there . Within thy gates nothing doth come That is not passing clean ; No spider's web , no dirt , no dust , No filth may there be seen . . . Thy gardens and thy gallant walks Continually are green ; 180 Hereafters.
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... seen too many ghosts myself to believe in their external existence . I have seen all kinds of ghosts : black spirits and white , red spirits and grey . Some in the shapes of venerable old men , who have met me in my rambles at noon ...
... seen too many ghosts myself to believe in their external existence . I have seen all kinds of ghosts : black spirits and white , red spirits and grey . Some in the shapes of venerable old men , who have met me in my rambles at noon ...
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