lay in the grave

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But I was going upon the tamest possible excursion; for the first time in my life I was submitting to the direction of another, —albeit one who lay in the grave.

From The House of a Thousand Candles by Nicholson, Meredith

The mother who lay in the grave, was the mother of my infancy; the little creature in her arms, was myself, as I had once been, hushed for ever on her bosom.

From David Copperfield by Dickens, Charles

She knew his story, and how much of his heart lay in the grave of his lost love.

From Dora Thorne by Brame, Charlotte M.

I am a good ten years older than the man we are to lay in the grave.

From Allison Bain, or, By a Way she knew not by Edwards, G. H. (George Henry)

Like the lady who lay in the grave, and was ever after of the colour of a shroud, so I am white-souled, the past has left its mark with me for ever.

From The Letters of Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Volume II by Kenyon, Frederic G. (Frederic George), Sir