God's acre

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This God's acre, where is traced indelibly in these rows of glorious stones the symbol of the spirit of this great country, and the record of the nation's sacrifice in the cause of freedom.

From Time Magazine Archive

Here, in the glory of summer foliage, is a superb setting for such a service; and the rare occasions of interments within this quaint God's acre are long remembered by those who witness them.

From The Story of Cooperstown by Birdsall, Ralph

Feuerbach teaches that the memento mori of reason meets us everywhere in the spiritual God's acre of literature.

From The Destiny of the Soul A Critical History of the Doctrine of a Future Life by Alger, William Rounseville

The wind from the sea was blowing fresh and free over the village, and beyond it to the little churchyard, the God's acre of Northbourne.

From The Captain's Bunk A Story for Boys by Manwell, M. B.

The law allowed to every corporation its religiosus locus, its God's acre, property seldom confiscated even in the worst hours of the great persecutions.

From Rome by Malleson, Hope