hic jacet
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May no rude hand deface it, And its forlorn hic jacet!
From Familiar Quotations A Collection of Passages, Phrases, and Proverbs Traced to Their Sources in Ancient and Modern Literature by Bartlett, John
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 Johnson, Samuel
It is to be recovered: but that the merit of service is seldom attributed to the true and exact performer, I would have that drum or another, or hic jacet.
From All's Well That Ends Well by Shakespeare, William
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
One or two melancholy-looking cows were feeding on the rank herbage that sprang from the unctuous soil, spurning many a hic jacet with their cloven hoofs.
From The Three Brides, Love in a Cottage, and Other Tales by Durivage, Francis A. (Francis Alexander)
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