post-obit
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Far from seeking revenge, the worst defaulter I ever had dealings with can not deny that I am always willing to accept a good post-obit.
From Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol IV. No. XX. January, 1852. by Various
Here misers may their bones inter In shrouds of neat post-obit paper; While, for their beirs, we've quicksilver, That, fast as heart can wish, will caper.
From The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 19, No. 528, January 7, 1832 by Various
‘I should have imputed these debts to mere heedless extravagance, like other people’s—like my own, if you please—save for your own words, and for finding you capable of such treachery as borrowing on a post-obit.’
From Hopes and Fears or, scenes from the life of a spinster by Charlotte Mary Yonge
I propose that you execute in my favor a post-obit on your uncle's life, giving me—well, we may have to wait a long time.
From Running Water by A. E. W. (Alfred Edward Woodley) Mason
It had never occurred to him that, by redeeming the post-obit bonds, Mountjoy would become capable of owning and enjoying any property that might be left to him.
From Mr. Scarborough's Family by Anthony Trollope
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