hic jacet
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If an author quietly buries himself in his book,—very good! hic jacet; peace to his ashes!
From Humorous Masterpieces from American Literature by Various
It is a mere finger-point, the hic jacet, the sic itur.
From To Cuba and Back by Richard Henry Dana
Meanwhile, will nobody write the hic jacet of the deceased? or no publisher engage for his reminiscences?
From The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 19, No. 545, May 5, 1832 by Various
The author of these lines is not without his hic jacet.
From The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL.D. in Nine Volumes Volume the Eighth: The Lives of the Poets, Volume II by Samuel Johnson
He may sadly lay upon his heart the stifling solace, There will be no baffled wants nor unhappiness, but all will be over when hic jacet is sculptured on the headstone of my grave.
From The Destiny of the Soul A Critical History of the Doctrine of a Future Life by William Rounseville Alger
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