hic jacet
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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 Alger, William Rounseville
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
It is a mere finger-point, the hic jacet, the sic itur.
From To Cuba and Back by Dana, Richard Henry
We have seen hic jacet turned into his jacket, in an obituary; that was a trifle; but cart-balance overcomes our gravity!’
From Knickerbocker, or New-York Monthly Magazine, March 1844 Volume 23, Number 3 by Clark, Lewis Gaylord
She is dead now, la grisette, even in Paris, and "hic jacet" may be written over the bonnet she threw pardessus les moulins.
From Without Prejudice by Zangwill, Israel
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