The Oxford Book of DeathDennis Joseph Enright Oxford University Press, 1983 - 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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... Soon I must drink the poison ; and I think that I had better repair to the bath first , in order that the women may not have the trouble of washing my body after I am dead .'... ' We will do our best , ' said Crito : ' And in what way ...
... Soon I must drink the poison ; and I think that I had better repair to the bath first , in order that the women may not have the trouble of washing my body after I am dead .'... ' We will do our best , ' said Crito : ' And in what way ...
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... soon as the younger of the two comes to be fourscore . For the law thinks it a reasonable indulgence , that those who are condemned without any fault of their own , to a perpetual continuance in the world , should not have their misery ...
... soon as the younger of the two comes to be fourscore . For the law thinks it a reasonable indulgence , that those who are condemned without any fault of their own , to a perpetual continuance in the world , should not have their misery ...
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... soon fell fast asleep As her little eyes did peep . Give her strewings , but not stir The earth that lightly covers her . HERRICK , ' Epitaph upon a Child that died ' Thou Mother dear and thou my Father's shade , To you I now commit the ...
... soon fell fast asleep As her little eyes did peep . Give her strewings , but not stir The earth that lightly covers her . HERRICK , ' Epitaph upon a Child that died ' Thou Mother dear and thou my Father's shade , To you I now commit the ...
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