lay in the grave
Example Sentences
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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.
She had taken her daughter to Egypt; she had dwindled there till there was little more than a skeleton to lay in the grave.
From Esther Waters by Moore, George (George Augustus)
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
All Friday night, Saturday, and Saturday night, His body lay in the grave; His soul was—where we cannot tell.
From Twenty-Five Village Sermons by Kingsley, Charles
Must they then lay in the grave the mortal remains of the son of Monte-Cristo without a farewell kiss on the pale brow from his father?
From The Son of Monte-Cristo by Lermina, Jules
