requiescat in pace
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I’ve always liked to think that requiescat in pace is but preface to a longer story.
From Washington Post • May 15, 2020
A careless abbreviation of requiescat in pace, attesting to indolent goodwill to the dead.
From The Devil's Dictionary by Bierce, Ambrose
The requiescat in pace was scarcely uttered, before the blessing was craved, on the baked meats.
From Dealings with the Dead, Volume I (of 2) by School, A Sexton of the Old
Whenever the earth is thrown over the body of a man, no matter how abject or sinful he may have been, the involuntary exclamation of every one is "requiescat in pace."
From The Great Riots of New York, 1712 to 1873 by Headley, Joel Tyler
If you stay at the Pension Pace and wish to "requiescat in pace," you do as she says to do.
From Molly Brown's Orchard Home by Speed, Nell
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