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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... thou must take a long journey ; Therefore thy book of count with thee thou bring , For turn again thou cannot by no way . And look thou be sure of thy reckoning , For before God thou shalt answer , and show Thy many bad deeds , and good ...
... thou must take a long journey ; Therefore thy book of count with thee thou bring , For turn again thou cannot by no way . And look thou be sure of thy reckoning , For before God thou shalt answer , and show Thy many bad deeds , and good ...
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... thou shalt not profit , and thou wilt hurt thyself . Remember the sentence upon him ; for so also shall thine be ; yesterday for me , and today for thee . Ecclesiasticus , 38 My answer to Saint Paul's question ' O death , where is thy ...
... thou shalt not profit , and thou wilt hurt thyself . Remember the sentence upon him ; for so also shall thine be ; yesterday for me , and today for thee . Ecclesiasticus , 38 My answer to Saint Paul's question ' O death , where is thy ...
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... thou art then , being tir'd before , Will , if thou stir , or pinch to wake him , think Thou call'st for more , And in false sleep will from thee shrink ; And then , poor aspen wretch , neglected thou , Bath'd in a cold quicksilver ...
... thou art then , being tir'd before , Will , if thou stir , or pinch to wake him , think Thou call'st for more , And in false sleep will from thee shrink ; And then , poor aspen wretch , neglected thou , Bath'd in a cold quicksilver ...
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