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
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 Newell, R. H. (Robert Henry)
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
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 Kite, Elizabeth S.
A careless abbreviation of requiescat in pace, attesting to indolent goodwill to the dead.
From The Devil's Dictionary by Bierce, Ambrose
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