lay in the grave

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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

Olive had been told that when people died, it was their bodies only that lay in the grave, and their souls went up to heaven to be with God.

From Olive A Novel by Bowers, G.

In his eyes, the initiate died physically, lay in the grave, and rose again.

From Christianity As Mystical Fact And The Mysteries of Antiquity by Collison, Harry

The secret of her mother's life lay in the grave and in her own mind; the one would render it up as soon as the other.

From The Unclassed by Gissing, George

But beneath this mask of habit the heart had withered, a while ago, to dust, and lay in the grave of his only son.

From The White Wolf and Other Fireside Tales by Quiller-Couch, Arthur Thomas, Sir