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
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 Joel Tyler Headley
On such occasions, my boy, his casual pace is, if possible, rather more requiescat in "pace" than on ordinary marches.
From The Orpheus C. Kerr Papers, Series 1 by R. H. (Robert Henry) Newell
In leaving to Beaumarchais the undisputed possession of his sister Julie, the Chevalier du S—— has won our undying gratitude, and so in all sincerity we say, requiescat in pace.
From Beaumarchais and the War of American Independence by Elizabeth S. Kite
R.I.P., requiescat in pace, may he rest in peace.
From The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 1 A to Amide by Various
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