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Sir Walter Scott, who has made “Old Mortality” the subject of a novel, intended to rear a tombstone to his memory, but was unable to discover his place of sepulture. Curious Epitaphs 2012-04-26T02:00:22.397Z
In the matter of royal sepulture, it is certain that the whale had an immense advantage. A Breeze from the Woods, 2nd Ed. 2012-04-23T02:00:29.820Z
Might he not have risen in wrath out of his sarcophagus to see these frivolous moderns thus making merry in the place of his sepulture? From Egypt to Japan 2012-04-19T02:00:28.147Z
Moreover, from the date of the peace of Paris until the end of his life he earnestly and vainly endeavored to obtain from Rome permission for the sepulture of his father’s body. A History of The Inquisition of The Middle Ages; volume II 2012-04-18T02:00:12.957Z
Neither priests nor friars were to endeavor to get the laity to choose sepulture with either; and neither party was to assail or detract from the other in their sermons. A History of The Inquisition of The Middle Ages; volume I 2012-04-17T02:00:16.473Z
This was one of the “Memaloose” or sepulture places of the Indians. The Columbia River Its History, Its Myths, Its Scenery, Its Commerce 2012-04-07T02:00:31.747Z
She requested to be buried like the sisters with whom she last resided, and so entirely were her wishes carried out that her place of sepulture is unknown. Famous European Artists 2012-04-07T02:00:30.487Z
In that catacomb, remarkable for containing the primitive baptistery of the Church, there yet remains a monument of these saints, marking their place of sepulture. The Catholic World; Volume I, Issues 1-6 A Monthly Eclectic Magazine 2012-04-05T02:00:40.207Z
"Commending myself, a suppliant, to my great celestial patron Leo, I, Leo XII., his humble client, unworthy of so great a name, have chosen a place of sepulture, near his holy ashes." Walks in Rome 2012-03-31T02:00:36.010Z
All heretics who died without confession or recantation were thus self-condemned, and were ineligible to sepulture in consecrated ground. A History of The Inquisition of The Middle Ages; volume I 2012-04-17T02:00:16.473Z
One of the chapels in the transept to the left of the high altar gives sepulture to the aged martyr. The Fortunate Isles Life and Travel in Majorca, Minorca and Iviza 2012-03-21T02:00:34.053Z
The first glance reveals that the building must have been in a high degree esteemed a place of sepulture. Naples Past and Present 2012-03-13T02:00:23.473Z
His dominant spirit and his love for the white man were evinced in his latest breath with which he designated his place of sepulture. Descriptive Catalogue of Photographs of North American Indians 2012-03-11T03:00:11.673Z
A lane on the left leads to the Jewish burial-ground, used as a place of sepulture for the Ghetto for many centuries. Walks in Rome 2012-03-31T02:00:36.010Z
The parish churches at last came to claim the bodies of their parishioners as a matter of right, and to deny to the dying the privilege of electing a place of sepulture. A History of The Inquisition of The Middle Ages; volume I 2012-04-17T02:00:16.473Z
The Indians tell you that it was a place of sepulture, and the Mexicans give you the universal reply of ignorance in this country: Quien Sabe?—who knows? who can tell?” Ophiolatreia An Account of the Rites and Mysteries Connected with the Origin, Rise, and Development of Serpent Worship in Various Parts of the World 2012-03-01T03:00:28.303Z
The Annals of the Four Masters and other Annals simply relate the fact of her having died there in the 85th year of her age, without alluding to the place of her sepulture. Mellifont Abbey, Co. Louth Its Ruins and Associations, a Guide and Popular History 2012-02-29T03:00:24.937Z
The mode of sepulture was that practiced by the natives of this continent. Nooks and Corners of the New England Coast 2012-02-22T03:00:25.113Z
At the end of a long avenue of trees is the Mausoleum—a small building devoted only to royal sepulture—and there, in a subdued light, stretched upon her tomb, lies the beautiful Queen. From the Lakes of Killarney to the Golden Horn 2012-02-15T03:00:25.610Z
Here are four rooms filled with the works of Goya—whose bones, by the way, arrived in Madrid from France for final 290 sepulture a few days before the celebration. Spanish Highways and Byways 2012-02-06T03:00:15.617Z
The bodies were brought to the place of sepulture in open coffins, with their faces uncovered. Old Church Lore 2012-01-31T03:00:14.880Z
Some sort of ignominious sepulture, for self-murderers, was in vogue, long ago. Dealings with the Dead, Volume I (of 2) 2012-01-17T03:00:17.977Z
Then he walked quickly away without a single curious glance at the other sepultures. Froth 2011-12-28T03:00:38.123Z
After willingly remaining some time here, beside this simple Christian tomb, we went to see an ancient place of Indian sepulture. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol. 3, No. 15, August, 1851 2011-12-27T03:00:07.217Z
Thus died the curate of Esco, in the year 1805; he was refused ecclesiastical sepulture, and was privately buried within the walls of the tribunal. The History of the Inquisition of Spain from the Time of its Establishment to the Reign of Ferdinand VII. 2011-12-22T03:00:10.443Z
The arca, or family sepulture, can no longer be traced in the church. The Memoirs of Count Carlo Gozzi; Volume the First 2011-12-12T03:00:27.507Z
Cases of premature sepulture are, doubtless, extremely rare. Dealings with the Dead, Volume I (of 2) 2012-01-17T03:00:17.977Z
The central picture represents a dead Christ, surrounded by the men and women who ministered to him, preparing him for sepulture. From the Oak to the Olive A Plain record of a Pleasant Journey 2011-11-26T03:00:12.337Z
Occasionally, when the site of a graveyard has become known to others than these local Ainu, the place is deserted, and a fresh place of sepulture is chosen. Alone with the Hairy Ainu or, 3,800 miles on a pack saddle in Yezo and a cruise to the Kurile Islands. 2011-10-30T02:00:10.270Z
In case of death, ecclesiastical sepulture shall be granted, but secretly, unless it is inconvenient. The History of the Inquisition of Spain from the Time of its Establishment to the Reign of Ferdinand VII. 2011-12-22T03:00:10.443Z
Ording's place of sepulture was nearest to the east end or dais. The Chronicle of Jocelin of Brakelond: A Picture of Monastic Life in the Days of Abbot Samson 2011-10-18T02:00:19.523Z
It is not unusual to find, on such occasions, a special clause, in the conveyance, for their protection, and for the perpetual tabooing of the place of sepulture. Dealings with the Dead, Volume I (of 2) 2012-01-17T03:00:17.977Z
A lot or lots in a cemetery held for the purpose of sepulture. 2d. How to Collect a Doctor Bill 2011-10-15T02:00:30.593Z
This done, he recited another prayer, pronounced a solemn benediction over the place of sepulture, and the body was lowered into it. Guy Fawkes or The Gunpowder Treason 2011-10-15T02:00:27.517Z
In the twelfth class of suspected were those persons who have given ecclesiastical sepulture to known heretics. The History of the Inquisition of Spain from the Time of its Establishment to the Reign of Ferdinand VII. 2011-12-22T03:00:10.443Z
As he was believed to be dead, upon the petition of the great men of England, his kinsmen, it was permitted that the monks of that place should give his body the rites of sepulture. The Chronicle of Jocelin of Brakelond: A Picture of Monastic Life in the Days of Abbot Samson 2011-10-18T02:00:19.523Z
After his death he was laid to rest in the Pantheon set aside by the Poles for the sepulture of their literary celebrities. The Countess Cosel A Romance of History of the Times of Augustus the Strong 2011-10-06T02:00:36.083Z
Any lot or lots in a cemetery held for the purpose of sepulture. 4th. How to Collect a Doctor Bill 2011-10-15T02:00:30.593Z
At the eastern end of both aisles, are two places, formerly appropriated as places of sepulture for the two great Lords of Ashby. Curiosities of Great Britain: England and Wales Delineated Vol.1-11 Historical, Entertaining & Commercial; Alphabetically Arranged. 11 Volume set. 2011-09-26T02:00:29.140Z
In this capacity he issues edicts for the service of heathen sepulture, for the repairing of heathen temples, for the support of heathen priests. Sermons 2011-09-26T02:00:27.830Z
Josephine had been on July 26th to visit the abbey Haute-Combe, place of sepulture of the Princes of Savoy, and the storm had overtaken her on the return voyage. Napoleon's Letters to Josephine 2011-09-23T02:00:21.947Z
If he desired to be laid on shore under the green turf, they would carry his lifeless body to land, and give it sepulture. The Student's Mythology A Compendium of Greek, Roman, Egyptian, Assyrian, Persian, Hindoo, Chinese, Thibetian, Scandinavian, Celtic, Aztec, and Peruvian Mythologies 2011-09-12T02:00:29.450Z
Some remains of the bodies of Louis XVI. and his queen, rescued from the unseemly sepulture to which infuriated republicanism had consigned them, had been here honourably deposited. Four Years in France or, Narrative of an English Family's Residence there during that Period; Preceded by some Account of the Conversion of the Author to the Catholic Faith 2011-09-09T02:00:59.237Z
Thirdly, my Lord, I pray that ye will choose no other sepulture than to lie by my side in the Abbey of Westminster, when God’s will shall be done on you.’ Chaucer and His England 2011-09-01T02:00:19.940Z
Such a place of sepulture well befitted such a man. Sermons 2011-09-26T02:00:27.830Z
All nature was fulfilling its annual mission of rebirth, audaciously triumphing over autumn's death and winter's sepulture. The Long Lane's Turning 2011-08-23T02:00:34Z
Waltham was a successful favourite, without claim to royal sepulture, and we may assume that Colchester and the Convent were among the many who protested. William de Colchester Abbot of Westminster 2011-08-05T02:00:50.197Z
A company of the grammarian’s disciples are bearing his coffin for burial on a tall mountain, the appropriate lofty place of sepulture for an elevated man. The Browning Cyclop?dia A Guide to the Study of the Works of Robert Browning 2011-07-16T02:00:19.397Z
It may also be remarked, that neither the time of the chief’s death, nor the place of his sepulture, were ever positively ascertained. A Tour throughout South Wales and Monmouthshire 2011-07-08T02:00:18.387Z
Shadowy yet distinct in the light of the new moon this horrible countenance, peering as it were from the fantastic cerements of barbarous sepulture, was enough to unhinge the stoutest nerves. Golden Face A Tale of the Wild West 2011-07-05T02:00:27.453Z
Well, as I was saying, poor Simmonds was so knocked about, that his early sepulture became a matter of necessity; besides, the first thing to do was to get him into the house. The Fire Trumpet A Romance of the Cape Frontier 2011-07-05T02:00:23.353Z
We then dragged the two bodies to the back of the dune, and there left them to such sepulture as the vultures and the jackals might give. By Veldt and Kopje 2011-06-15T02:00:20.067Z
It is probable, however, that some were used as places of defense, others were built for sacrificial or religious purposes, others for sepulture, and others still may be the remains of dwellings. Fifty Years In The Northwest With An Introduction And Appendix Containing Reminiscences, Incidents And Notes 2011-06-13T02:00:27.317Z
At their death, it was placed in their fragile little coffin, to watch over their sepulture. Ancient Manners Also Known As Aphrodite 2011-06-13T02:00:23.863Z
The brachycephals introduced a new form of sepulture, making their burial mounds circular instead of elongated, whence Thurnam's convenient formula, "long barrow, long skull; round barrow, round skull." Man, Past and Present 2011-03-28T02:00:29.283Z
Land on a small island, which is a place of sepulture. Voyages from Montreal Through the Continent of North America to the Frozen and Pacific Oceans in 1789 and 1793 Vol. I 2011-03-24T02:00:11.430Z
A few attached friends from London and other parts of the settlement attended the coffin to its place of sepulture in the churchyard at Tyrconnel. The Canadian Portrait Gallery - Volumes 1 to 4 2011-03-23T02:00:23.527Z
It may be wrapped in its shroud, it will burst the stones of its sepulture. The Sword of Honor, volumes 1 & 2 or The Foundation of the French Republic, A Tale of The French Revolution 2011-03-21T02:00:09.090Z
The sepulture was excavated beneath the hands of the funerary god, whose attitude was that of the embalmer. Ancient Manners Also Known As Aphrodite 2011-06-13T02:00:23.863Z
Probably the earliest epitaphial inscriptions that have come down to us are those of the ancient Egyptians, written, as their mode of sepulture necessitated, upon the sarcophagi and coffins. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 6 "English Language" to "Epsom Salts" 2011-02-19T03:00:59.807Z
Tumuli of sepulture, each containing a single skeleton enclosed in a rude, wooden coffin, or an envelope of bark or matting, and occurring in isolated or detached groups. 2d. The Progress of Ethnology An Account of Recent Archaeological, Philological and Geographical Researches in Various Parts of the Globe 2011-02-12T03:00:34.983Z
Meanwhile the immense ditch which had been dug near the lazaretto was filled with dead bodies; a number still remained without sepulture, as hands were wanting for the work. The Betrothed From the Italian of Alessandro Manzoni 2011-02-05T03:00:14.863Z
"We must afford him more honorable sepulture than he enjoys at present, when we proceed, as we speedily must, to disembowel his murderer." The Swiss Family Robinson or, Adventures on a Desert Island 2011-01-03T03:01:03.473Z
After his death, he is reported by some to have received divine honours, the muses rendering the rites of sepulture to his remains, and his lyre becoming one of the constellations. Heathen Mythology
Barrows and tumuli containing human bones, and bearing indications of having been used both as places of sepulture and as temples, are also numerous. The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 1 A to Amide
Lone in these splendid fittings for sepulture lay recumbent a make of earth meet to accomplish its void destiny. The Unknown Sea
She professed the Roman Catholic religion, but never complied with the practices enjoined by that church, and her remains were denied Christian sepulture, and were buried in a sand-pit near her own cabin. Fairy and Folk Tales of the Irish Peasantry
Of the new place of sepulture, however, there is no question. The History of Cuba, vol. 1
The products of decomposition were carefully received in vessels and carried away to the place of sepulture; and the corpse was gradually eviscerated through the rectum. The Belief in Immortality and the Worship of the Dead Vol. II
As a result he was afraid to try to have any more funerals, and there are at present on his premises two unburied coffins awaiting sepulture, perhaps by the next generation. Village Life in China A Study in Sociology
The service was not devoid of danger, for vile informers prowled around seeking to discover and betray whomsoever would pay the rites of sepulture to the remains of the Christian martyrs. Valeria The Martyr of the Catacombs
"A soldier," replied Butler, "worthy of all the rites that belong to the sepulture of a brave man." Horse-Shoe Robinson A Tale of the Tory Ascendency
In both there was the same disregard of sepulture. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 5 "Cat" to "Celt"
However, Dr. Rivers is careful to add that such a practice is not recorded in Tonga and appears to be incompatible with the mode of sepulture which prevails there. The Belief in Immortality and the Worship of the Dead Vol. II
At a third period the Romans may have used the cavern as a place of sepulture or concealment, and to them may have belonged the urn and bracelets of metal. Principles of Geology or, The Modern Changes of the Earth and its Inhabitants Considered as Illustrative of Geology
Young accompanied her to Lyons, where she died, and where her remains were brutally denied sepulture, as the dust of a Protestant. Young's Night Thoughts With Life, Critical Dissertation and Explanatory Notes
Cemeteries for sepulture of the dead of whatever nativity or nationality shall be held in respect and free from disturbance or profanation. The Treaty With China, its Provisions Explained New York Tribune, Tuesday, August 28, 1868
The original term, catacumbae, however, had no connexion with sepulture, but was simply the name of a particular locality in the environs of Rome. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 5 "Cat" to "Celt"
With regard to caves of sepulture, the same remark may be made as with regard to the caves of residence. The Origin of the World According to Revelation and Science
As a place of sepulture of so many of the Fiennes’ family, it is enriched by their tombs and those of others of the house. Edge Hill The Battle and Battlefield
He had been dragged into a cave, he decided, a favourite place of sepulture for natives of rank. John Ames, Native Commissioner A Romance of the Matabele Rising
They almost always give to the ashes of the Lamas a sepulture of this description.  Travels in Tartary, Thibet, and China During the years 1844-5-6. Volume 1 [of 2]
Probably both found common sepulture on the battle-field, or unrecorded graves in some sanctuary near. The Strife of the Roses and Days of the Tudors in the West
The caverns themselves may be divided into those of residence, of sepulture, and of driftage, though one cavern has often successively assumed two at least of these characters. The Origin of the World According to Revelation and Science
It was also no uncommon thing, for the reasons just given, to receive at the schools bodies in quite a fresh state, which had evidently never received sepulture. The Diary of a Resurrectionist, 1811-1812 To Which Are Added an Account of the Resurrection Men in London and a Short History of the Passing of the Anatomy Act
Mind, however, that if you will associate sepulture with upholstery, you must expect to have upholsterers looking to sepulture with mere upholsterers' feelings. Punch - Volume 25 (Jul-Dec 1853)
The Tartar kings sometimes make use of a sepulture which is the height of extravagance and barbarism.  Travels in Tartary, Thibet, and China During the years 1844-5-6. Volume 1 [of 2]
His notions may be summed up thus: universal death necessitates universal sepulture; the devourers are the sextons of the system of nature. Toilers of the Sea
Such a sepulture—thought I,—instead of a green little barrow, in some quiet churchyard of England, “fast by their fathers’ graves!” Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 61, No. 377, March 1847
My report would be—no connection between standing stones and sepulture. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 24 (of 25)
The cloister-garth was used as a place of sepulture, as well as the surrounding alleys. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 5 "Clervaux" to "Cockade"
I have searched several encyclop�dias and other works, but they make no mention of his place of sepulture. Notes and Queries, Number 239, May 27, 1854 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc
This ancient place of sepulture, the name of which means ‘Goat Island,’ lies in the Morbihan, or ‘Little Sea,’ an inland sea which gives its name to a department in the south of Brittany. Legends & Romances of Brittany
Soon the daily crowd of victims became too great to receive prompt sepulture, and the corpses lying unburied in the streets furnished fresh fuel for the raging pestilence. History of the Rise of the Huguenots Volume 2
Upon the following day, his body and that of his erring but repentant victim were brought to the convent by peasants of the neighbourhood, and both found sepulture in the chapel. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 59, No. 367, May 1846
The place 34 of sepulture was the epitome of utter desolation. Carmen Ariza
If it were adjudged that the dead man had led an evil life, his memory was condemned in the presence of the nation, and his body was denied the honors of sepulture. Masonic Monitor of the Degrees of Entered Apprentice, Fellow Craft and Master Mason together with the Ceremony of Installation, Laying Corner Stones, Dedications, Masonic Burial, Etc.
Thus was the sepulture order'd of Hector the Tamer of Horses. Blackwoods Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 59, No. 365, March, 1846
If it could be proved that he had led an evil life the judge declared that the body was deprived of the accustomed sepulture. The Cat of Bubastes A Tale of Ancient Egypt
Wyoming’s sage-brush hills gave sepulture to eleven of his dead, and since he had fled hither he had added two graves to the boot-hill cemeteries of the Southwest. When the West Was Young
O faith that made Thee free to seek the spot where my dead hopes Have sepulture, and read above the crypt Deep graven, the tearful legend of my life! Italy, the Magic Land
He was on the point of embarking, when he found on the shore the corpse of an unknown person, as yet without sepulture. The Phantom World or, The philosophy of spirits, apparitions, &c, &c.
In due time the body of the deceased queen was deposited with those of its progenitors, in the ancient place of sepulture of the English kings, Westminster Abbey. Queen Elizabeth Makers of History
On the cot lay the tall, wasted frame of James Henry, as if already prepared for sepulture, so straight and still and composed. A Little Girl in Old Philadelphia
They furnished also places of sepulture for their distinguished chiefs, and hence the avenue leading through them, was called Micoatl, or Road of the Dead. Incentives to the Study of the Ancient Period of American History An address, delivered before the New York Historical Society, at its forty-second anniversary, 17th November 1846
The law added, that in case the son took no care to redeem his father's body by restoring the loan, both himself and his children should be deprived for ever of the rights of sepulture. The Ancient History of the Egyptians, Carthaginians, Assyrians, Babylonians, Medes and Persians, Macedonians and Grecians (Vol. 1 of 6)
The following night this man appeared to one of them, and told him not to inter him, who was not worthy of receiving sepulture; for the earth abhorred one who had defiled his own mother. The Phantom World or, The philosophy of spirits, apparitions, &c, &c.
The floor is of earth, and many of the tribe who were distinguished and died long ago are said to repose under its smooth surface, with nothing to mark their place of sepulture. Our Italy
The Echeloots in their mode of sepulture, differ much from the generality of North American Indians. Travels in North America, From Modern Writers With Remarks and Observations; Exhibiting a Connected View of the Geography and Present State of that Quarter of the Globe
Thirteen two-horse mourning coaches were here in waiting to convey the company to the place of sepulture in the Grange Cemetery, preceded by the hearse, which had four horses. The Testimony of the Rocks or, Geology in Its Bearings on the Two Theologies, Natural and Revealed
And the furious conflicts that we find narrated in the Assyrian inscriptions, must they not often have interrupted the transport of bodies and compelled them to wait without sepulture for months and even years? A History of Art in Chaldæa & Assyria, v. 1
She was put into a vault which this Turk had for the sepulture of his family. The Phantom World or, The philosophy of spirits, apparitions, &c, &c.
He died a prisoner in their hands; and even the honors of sepulture were long withheld from his remains. Critical and Historical Essays, Volume III (of 3)
Leave we the unlettered plain its herd and crop; Seek we sepulture On a tall mountain, citied to the top,15 Crowded with culture! Selections from the Poems and Plays of Robert Browning
This subterranean mode of sepulture is undoubtedly of Egyptian origin. Museum of Antiquity A Description of Ancient Life
We see how they understood the connection between the living and the dead, and why they so passionately desired to receive due sepulture. A History of Art in Chaldæa & Assyria, v. 1
This burial-place did not appear to have ever been inclosed, nor had it been used for the purpose of sepulture for nearly one century. Kathay: A Cruise in the China Seas
They were collected and interred at the public expense, and the house was ever afterward free from the spirit, which had obtained due sepulture. Masterpieces of Mystery, Vol. 1 (of 4) Ghost Stories
It seems to have been specially manufactured, or at any rate selected, for purposes of sepulture, and it evidently retained its shape and character from very remote if not from prehistoric times. A History of the Japanese People From the Earliest Times to the End of the Meiji Era
Far away from the highways of modern commerce and the tracks of ordinary travel lay a city buried in the sandy earth of a half-desert Turkish province, with no trace of its place of sepulture. Museum of Antiquity A Description of Ancient Life
Inchcolm was apparently a favourite place of sepulture up, indeed, to comparatively late times; and may possibly have been so in old Pagan times, and previously to the introduction of Christianity into Scotland. Archaeological Essays, Vol. 1
The place is commonly used for tombs and places of sepulture for the dead. Richard I Makers of History
In parishes like these of the Lizard, and on the north Cornwall coast at places like Morwenstow, this duty of giving Christian sepulture has been no sinecure. The Cornwall Coast
No data have been obtained, however, for identifying burying-places: sepulture may have been carried out in the house of the deceased. A History of the Japanese People From the Earliest Times to the End of the Meiji Era
The tumulus may be considered as the most simple and the most ancient form of sepulture. Museum of Antiquity A Description of Ancient Life
The only remains of sepulture which we found were some fragments of the wooden coffin, and the enamel crowns of a few teeth. Archaeological Essays, Vol. 1
The parish church of Ashby de la Zouch is built so near the south wall of the churchyard, that the north must clearly have been designed for sepulture. Notes and Queries, Number 78, April 26, 1851 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc
Having received all the sacraments and suffering no pain and always speaking to within a paternoster of his death, he gave orders for his sepulture. The Story of Paris
"We love it so much," the parents are recorded to have said, "that we have chosen it as the place of sepulture for us and our heirs, and have already buried there our eldest son." Chronicles of Strathearn
The pyramid, which is but a further development in stone of this form of sepulture, is not peculiar to Egypt alone, it has been adopted in several other countries. Museum of Antiquity A Description of Ancient Life
The dead, denied burial in consecrated ground, were interred, without the rites of sepulture, in the ditches or the fields. The Great Controversy Between Christ and Satan
Formerly it was an inanimate peace a certain sepulture, from which there sometimes escaped exhalations which troubled it. Spiritual Torrents
Among them I recognized the father of Alice, and gave him sepulture with my own hands. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol. 3, July, 1851
Whence it is reported that what was done had been commanded to be done, when it is admitted that sepulture in the house of God is not granted. A Source Book for Ancient Church History
Young Knight, the lists are set to-day: Hereafter shall be long to pray In sepulture with hands of stone. From a Cornish Window A New Edition
Bundles of unwrought fibre have been found in the lake dwellings of Switzerland, and linen cloth constituted a part of the sepulture wrappings of the ancient Egyptian dead. Commercial Geography A Book for High Schools, Commercial Courses, and Business Colleges
In speaking of the Thibetans he notices their most extraordinary custom of eating the bodies of their fathers and mothers, in order to secure their having an honourable sepulture. Celebrated Travels and Travellers Part I. The Exploration of the World
V was a vigorous Vulture, Who taught animals physical culture; When a pupil dropped dead, The kind teacher said, “You needn’t consider sepulture.” The Jingle Book
Even after it is laid in the tomb, in many parts of the country, the style of sepulture allows the coffin to be seen, and it is even exposed to the weather in some cases. The Continental Monthly, Vol. 6, No. 6, December 1864 Devoted To Literature And National Policy
In and beneath these places of sepulture, Dr. Driggs has found many interesting relics of great antiquity, which he has brought away with him. Short Sketches from Oldest America
Their place of sepulture is one of the most remarkable memorials of Old Japan. The Voyage of the Vega round Asia and Europe, Volume I and Volume II
The dead Iroquois were put in a trench, but better sepulture was provided for the colonists, and the services over the body of M. Giffard were in a degree military. A Little Girl in Old Quebec
The college buildings were in part alienated, thus necessitating another removal of the body, which was then buried in the cloister where the remains of the monks commonly found sepulture. Bartholomew de Las Casas; his life, apostolate, and writings
His remains were brought hither by way of the Lakes on the route to the place of sepulture. Impressions of America During The Years 1833, 1834, and 1835. In Two Volumes, Volume II.
His body was denied the rites of sepulture. Captain Canot or, Twenty Years of an African Slaver
The priests did not interfere; like the Egyptian mummies cast on the Stygian shores, the culprit was unworthy of sepulture—besides, who would pay the fees? The Philippine Islands
Sadly he goes through the last dismal rites and sees the modest fragments of his dominion hustled toward the cold sepulture of a motor van. Pipefuls
All regulations in matters of sepulture before observed were now no longer regarded; things sacred and things prophane had now lost their distinction, and universal despair pervaded mankind. An Account of Timbuctoo and Housa Territories in the Interior of Africa
On this spot once stood the cross erected by Edward the First, as a memorial of affection for his beloved queen Eleanor, whose remains were here rested on their way to the place of sepulture. The Works of William Hogarth: In a Series of Engravings With Descriptions, and a Comment on Their Moral Tendency
All the meed of the tomb, all the solace of sepulture, I give freely. The Aeneid of Virgil
She therefore bravely disregarded the orders of the king, and endeavoured to give sepulture to the remains of Polynices. Myths and Legends of Ancient Greece and Rome
Following the same precedents, the clergy would not allow the rites of sepulture to the actress in question. Memoirs of the Private Life, Return, and Reign of Napoleon in 1815, Vol. I
Having ceased to be a royal residence or a fortress, the spot remains, like the Escurial, a place of royal sepulture. Impressions of South Africa
Tired with the weight of triumphs worn too long, A man of genius sought a grave for fame; And far apart from Life's impetuous throng To this dim place of sepulture he came. Recollections With Photogravure Portrait of the Author and a number of Original Letters, of which one by George Meredith and another by Robert Louis Stevenson are reproduced in facsimile
This one thing I beseech thee, by whatsoever grace a vanquished enemy may claim: allow my body sepulture. The Aeneid of Virgil
Churchyards appear to have been used in special cases for sepulture from the year 750, but not commonly so used till the end of the fourteenth century. Notes and Queries, Number 34, June 22, 1850 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc
The catacombs of Rome and Naples, besides those in other places, were especially used for sepulture; and if Cinis wish for proofs, he will find an abundance in Rock's Hierurgia, t. ii. p. 802., &c. Notes and Queries, Number 35, June 29, 1850 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc
Fresh and uncorrupted it lay in the sacred vestments; youthful and comely of face, despite a marvellous old age and years of sepulture. A Child's Book of Saints
The abbey church succeeded Iona as a place of royal sepulture, and kings, queens, and princes were buried within it. Scottish Cathedrals and Abbeys
Thus we were able to arrive at the system of sepulture employed by this unknown race. Southern Arabia
What is the exact meaning of the word "yard?" and was not "God's acre" applied to Christian cemeteries before sepulture was admitted in churches or churchyards? Notes and Queries, Number 34, June 22, 1850 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc
History embalms the memory of Richard the Lion-Hearted; here, too, our martyr finds loyal sepulture as Lincoln the tender-hearted. Our American Holidays: Lincoln's Birthday A Comprehensive View of Lincoln as Given in the Most Noteworthy Essays, Orations and Poems, in Fiction and in Lincoln's Own Writings
On this account, he was wishing that either he or one of his comrades, Murtagh or Saloo, might outlive the young people long enough to give them the rites of sepulture. The Castaways
It became the place of royal sepulture, and Queen Margaret was buried within it. Scottish Cathedrals and Abbeys
Near Ras Momi, to the east of the island, we discovered a curious form of ancient sepulture. Southern Arabia
The place of her sepulture is about a hundred yards north of the seminary, on the bank of the inlet. Mary S. Peake The Colored Teacher at Fortress Monroe
In Berār sepulture is the more common method of disposal, perhaps in imitation of the Muhammadans. The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India - Volume IV of IV Kumhar-Yemkala
They only thought of what was to become of her body; what chance there might be of recovering and giving it the sacred rights of sepulture. The Castaways
This state of things precisely tallied with the account which Herbert, the faithful servant of Charles, had given as to the place of his sepulture. Young Americans Abroad Vacation in Europe: Travels in England, France, Holland, Belgium, Prussia and Switzerland
Gingerford set the example of standing with his hat off in the yellow sunshine and wintry air, with his noble head bowed low, while the last prayer was said at the maiden's sepulture. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 14, No. 83, September, 1864
From her place of sepulture a sweet smell long continued to pervade the neighbourhood. The Mysteries of All Nations Rise and Progress of Superstition, Laws Against and Trials of Witches, Ancient and Modern Delusions Together With Strange Customs, Fables, and Tales
You want no guide to tell you that in those Golgothas moulder corpses by hundreds, cast in, pell-mell, with scanty rites of sepulture. Border and Bastille
In process of time both the word τυμβος, as well as ταφος, were no longer taken in their original sense; but supposed uniformly to have been places of sepulture. A New System; or, an Analysis of Antient Mythology. Volume II. (of VI.)
If it were adjudged that he had led an evil life, his memory was condemned in the presence of the nation, and his body was denied the honors of sepulture. Morals and Dogma of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry
But Quivil required no elaborate sepulture; the cathedral itself is his mighty monument, since it was he who founded— "A fane more noble than the vestal trod— The Christian's temple, to the Christian's God." Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Exeter A Description of Its Fabric and a Brief History of the Episcopal See
We may therefore judge, that some very strong symptoms of grief would have been expressed, had this picture any way related to the sepulture of a king's daughter. A New System; or, an Analysis of Antient Mythology. Volume I.
Interesting as the Long Barrows are, however, they are only mentioned as being, so far as present information goes, the earliest form of regular sepulture in this country. Stonehenge Today and Yesterday
These supposed places of sepulture were so numerous, that Clemens Alexandrinus tells us, they were not to be counted. A New System; or, an Analysis of Antient Mythology. Volume II. (of VI.)
Every nation has its funeral customs and its rites of sepulture, many of which would be as difficult of explanation as those of Egypt. The Destiny of the Soul A Critical History of the Doctrine of a Future Life
When we come to consider the divinity of Antinous, it will be of service to remember that at Lanuvium, together with Diana of the nether world, he was reckoned among the saints of sepulture. Sketches and Studies in Italy and Greece, Third series
There is therefore no reason to think that these grottos were tombs; or that the Persians ever made use of such places for the sepulture of their kings. A New System; or, an Analysis of Antient Mythology. Volume I.
The place of her sepulture is on the east slope of the principal hill in Mount Auburn. Shadows of the Stage
But the most remarkable, not to say startling revelations of the whole book, are those pertaining to the discovery of an ancient place of sepulture at Auvignac, in the south of France. The Continental Monthly, Vol. 5, No. 4, April, 1864
Above the door, is a bas-relief, which is divided into three parts, representing the different circumstances of the sepulture of the Virgin, of her assumption and entrance into heaven. Rouen, It's History and Monuments A Guide to Strangers
Afterward, when Jacob died, they were sent to the land of Sheba to buy divers spices and ornaments for his sepulture, and so they were put into the king's treasury of that land. In the Yule-Log Glow, Book I Christmas Tales from 'Round the World
There is a common tradition to the effect that the ancient mode of sepulture was a more pompous and solemn affair than the present one. The Manóbos of Mindanáo Memoirs of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume XXIII, First Memoir
If," said Mr. Dexter, "I have a predilection for any country besides my own, that bias is in favour of France, the place of my father's sepulture. The Life of George Washington, Vol. 5 Commander in Chief of the American Forces During the War which Established the Independence of his Country and First President of the United States
But precisely how much modification of existing opinion, how much sepulture of traditionary relics, how much clearing away of rubbish will be indispensable, it is now not easy to say. The Continental Monthly, Vol. 5, No. 4, April, 1864
And forthwith, at the command of the man of God, the deceiving spirit quitted his habitation of clay; the which, covered with worms, and raising horror and offence to all, was carried into instant sepulture. The Most Ancient Lives of Saint Patrick Including the Life by Jocelin, Hitherto Unpublished in America, and His Extant Writings
What can be more depressing than the darkness in which a house is kept shrouded, while the dead body is awaiting sepulture? Death—and After?
His body was removed from Government House, Niagara, to a cavalier bastion at Fort George, for final sepulture. The Story of Isaac Brock Hero, Defender and Saviour of Upper Canada, 1812
Never since that voluntary sepulture had she ceased, during those long and weary years, to lament—as the heart-stricken can alone lament—her sins. The Wits and Beaux of Society Volume 1
One purpose of all the mounds of the Takawgamis was evidently sepulture; and in them all, charcoal lumps, calcined bones and other evidences of fire are found. The Mound Builders
Then did Patrick, and all who were present, glorify God; and with honorable sepulture they committed her holy remains unto the earth. The Most Ancient Lives of Saint Patrick Including the Life by Jocelin, Hitherto Unpublished in America, and His Extant Writings
There are two methods of sepulture adopted for chiefs, the grave being in both cases in or by the edge of the open village enclosure. The Mafulu Mountain People of British New Guinea
Has the profoundly religious sentiment of reverence for the domains of death lost or gained by the modern practice of municipal monopoly of the right of sepulture? Infelice
St. Paul’s may fairly be held sacred to Anglicanism, and I do not think any one would claim sepulture within its precincts for one who was avowedly hostile to Christian or Anglican sentiment.  Masques & Phases
It would seem from their position that all the mounds of this region were for the purpose of observation as well as sepulture. The Mound Builders
God accosted them both out of the fire; six score years was the age of each; the place of sepulture of both is uncertain. The Most Ancient Lives of Saint Patrick Including the Life by Jocelin, Hitherto Unpublished in America, and His Extant Writings
The sentence states that her flesh and bones are to be reduced to ashes and scattered by the winds, as being unworthy of any sepulture. Witchcraft and Devil Lore in the Channel Islands Transcripts from the Official Records of the Guernsey Royal Court, with an English Translation and Historical Introduction
In other districts graves show that sepulture is customary, but here no grave appears: some admit the existence of the practice here; others deny it. The Last Journals of David Livingstone, in Central Africa, from 1865 to His Death, Volume II (of 2), 1869-1873 Continued By A Narrative Of His Last Moments And Sufferings, Obtained From His Faithful Servants Chuma And Susi
I think it was by the Roman law that a father was denied sepulture, unless his son would pay his debts. Memoir, Correspondence, And Miscellanies, From The Papers Of Thomas Jefferson, Volume 3
I infer that this peninsula, which I should say contains some seventy acres has been formed since the mound—which from its position seems for observation as well as for sepulture—was begun. The Mound Builders
The trees are in clumps on the tops of the ridges, or at the villages, or at the places of sepulture. The Last Journals of David Livingstone, in Central Africa, from 1865 to His Death, Volume I (of 2), 1866-1868
This city had a famous cemetery, like Abydos in Egypt, where many pious and orthodox worshippers sought sepulture. Myths of Babylonia and Assyria
He darted accusatory finger at the disconsolate pair where they stood gazing down upon the place of Crymble's sepulture. The Skipper and the Skipped Being the Shore Log of Cap'n Aaron Sproul
Yes, 'which has passed away,' and perhaps with no token more evident of its decease than the sepulture of books that admiring generations have heaped on it! On The Art of Reading
There was, far to the south, in Dorsetshire, on the southern coast of England, a monastery, at Wimborne, a very sacred spot, worthy to be selected as a place of royal sepulture. King Alfred of England Makers of History
His treatise on the rites of sepulture used by the ancients is in good estimation; and Sir Thomas Brown, in his Urn Burial, owes him much obligation. Observations and Reflections Made in the Course of a Journey through France, Italy, and Germany, Vol. I
In early times men believed that the spirits of the dead hovered in or about the place of sepulture. Myths of Babylonia and Assyria
There was no trace here of cysts, or other formal sepulture. Unknown Mexico, Volume 1 (of 2) A Record of Five Years' Exploration Among the Tribes of the Western Sierra Madre; In the Tierra Caliente of Tepic and Jalisco; and Among the Tarascos of Michoacan
As regarded the strange place of sepulture, the Egyptian had perhaps imagined a symbolic fitness in enclosing his human immortal in the empty shell of time. Idolatry A Romance
Out there on the open turf of the Down Nature would see speedily to its sepulture, for Nature employs many grave-diggers and suffers no unseemly waste. Jan A Dog and a Romance
The combination of cinerary urns containing ashes, and of stone couches on which dead bodies were extended in the same tomb, is curious, showing that both modes of sepulture were practised at this period. Roman Mosaics Or, Studies in Rome and Its Neighbourhood
To the corpse of Antiochus he paid royal honors; and, having placed it in a silver coffin, he transmitted it to the Syrians for sepulture. The Seven Great Monarchies Of The Ancient Eastern World, Vol 6. (of 7): Parthia The History, Geography, And Antiquities Of Chaldaea, Assyria, Babylon, Media, Persia, Parthia, And Sassanian or New Persian Empire; With Maps and Illustrations.
At that time the castaways were too feeble to give even hasty sepulture to their dead. American Merchant Ships and Sailors
Mr. Jelnik was for leaving her there in the cellar room, until a fitter opportunity offered to give her sepulture. A Woman Named Smith
Their decent rites of sepulture or cremation seem designed to hide its deformities rather than to prolong its reminders. A History of English Romanticism in the Eighteenth Century
Their mode of sepulture therefore required larger space; and as the Christians grew and multiplied, and more burials took place, they extended the subterranean passages and galleries in every direction. Roman Mosaics Or, Studies in Rome and Its Neighbourhood
The bones of Virgil, it will be remembered, had been built into the walls of Naples,462 while those of Livy were honored with splendid sepulture at Padua. Renaissance in Italy, Volume 1 (of 7) The Age of the Despots
Here were assembled some sixty or seventy Indians to perform the rights of sepulture to one of their number. The Lost Hunter A Tale of Early Times
No ordinary sepulture is to be his—it is to be an august sepulture, a silent sacred spot which those who respect glory, genius, and greatness may visit in "reverential tranquillity." The Tragedy of St. Helena
Lachrymatories.—In many ancient places of sepulture we find long narrow phials which are called lachrymatories, and are supposed to have been receptacles for tears: can you inform me on what authority this supposition rests? Notes and Queries, Number 51, October 19, 1850
Now indeed cease from your grief, for it is time to think of the sepulture. The Tragedies of Euripides, Volume I.
After the death of the great Persian bard, some of the religious among his countrymen protested strongly against allowing to him the right of sepulture, alleging, as their objection, the licentiousness of his poetry. Life of Lord Byron, Vol. 6 With His Letters and Journals
Cormac was interred here in 1495; and many noble families, having made it their place of sepulture, protected the church for the sake of their ancestral tombs. An Illustrated History of Ireland from AD 400 to 1800
It is of importance, gentlemen, that this august sepulture should not be exposed on a public place, amidst a noisy and unheeding crowd. The Tragedy of St. Helena
These machines are planted in caves of sepulture, to guard them from pillage. The Art of Travel Shifts and Contrivances Available in Wild Countries
This would be most sweet; but thou seest how destitute we are, in respect to being able to share our sepulture. The Tragedies of Euripides, Volume I.
In Ireland many dolmens are known, not as places of sepulture, but as "Diarmaid and Grainne's beds"—the places where these eloping lovers slept. The Religion of the Ancient Celts
Some people, Walter Scott is an instance, bury their favorite dogs with all the honors of a decorated sepulture. The Sable Cloud A Southern Tale With Northern Comments (1861)
The terms of his peculiar will, and his apparent renunciation of Christianity, were almost as curious as his choice of a place of sepulture. Showell's Dictionary of Birmingham A History and Guide Arranged Alphabetically
Most unluckily, however, these excellent men were put to the sword, and all knowledge of the place of sepulture perished with them. Italian Journeys
When Ralph found voice to speak, he said, "Wednesday—then it is three weeks to-day since we lost her, and for three weeks my father has waited sepulture!" The Shadow of a Crime A Cumbrian Romance
In any case they were primarily places of sepulture. The Religion of the Ancient Celts
Though on oblivion's barren shores He give it quick sepulture, Still through reluctant passman's pores Instil the dew of culture. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 101, November 14, 1891
The site has long been built over, but no traces of any kind of sepulture were found when house foundations were being laid. Showell's Dictionary of Birmingham A History and Guide Arranged Alphabetically
So many died that there were not boats enough to bear them away to their sepulture in the lakes, and the bodies rotted in the streets. Italian Journeys
My God, my God, not even the poor comfort of going to claim her dear dead and give him decent sepulture; his ashes were to be scattered by the winds of heaven! The Downfall
They were places of sepulture of the Neolithic or early Bronze Age, and were originally covered with a mound of earth. The Religion of the Ancient Celts
Straining his senses—all unnaturally alert—he distinguished, as the afternoon wore on, the details of the preparations for the barbarous sepulture of the young Briton. The Frontiersmen
The feast after the sepulture was as important, and as strictly controlled by etiquette, as the lying-in-state. Leonora
The place of sepulture was revealed thrice to a blind pauper in a dream. Italian Journeys
Again in the rites of the dead the Mysteries of the sepulture over the transmigration of souls, the dramatic element entered largely into these mystic rites and celebrations. A History of Pantomime
Hence came the old dislike to sepulture at the north. Notes and Queries, Number 46, September 14, 1850
There is neither inscription, nor monument, nor memorial window to mark the place of his sepulture; even his hatchment has been removed from its place. International Weekly Miscellany - Volume 1, No. 5, July 29, 1850
Sometimes the remains were thrown into the boiling lava of the volcanoes, and this mode of sepulture was regarded as homage paid to the goddess Pele, who fed principally on human flesh. Northern California, Oregon, and the Sandwich Islands
The hills round the towns are simply covered with these little mounds of earth, and the greatest respect is shown by the natives for all places of sepulture. Corea or Cho-sen The Land of the Morning Calm
There an extensive palace, the place of sepulture, and a town of five or six thousand inhabitants. A Residence in France With an Excursion Up the Rhine, and a Second Visit to Switzerland
Thus, to enjoin authoritatively one mode of sepulture, punishing all deviations from that, could have nothing to do with the preservation of the order of society. Moral Science; a Compendium of Ethics
Their countrymen now, however, determined that ample atonement should be made to the memory of the dead for this denial of the decencies of sepulture. The Wearing of the Green, or The Prosecuted Funeral Procession
They performed the sad rights of sepulture as they might, upon the rocky ground. The First White Man of the West Life and Exploits of Col. Dan'l. Boone, the First Settler of Kentucky; Interspersed with Incidents in the Early Annals of the Country.
That he may not lack sepulture, will I Go forth, and seek him out among the slain; And haply God may will that none shall spy Where Charles's camp lies hushed. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern — Volume 2
They were collected and interred at the public expense, and the house was ever afterwards free from the spirit, which had obtained due sepulture. Library of the World's Best Mystery and Detective Stories
Of Prince William nothing is said; it was found, upon opening his place of sepulture, that he had not been interred here.—Richard strangely received a triple funeral. Account of a Tour in Normandy, Volume 1
Your limbs, no sepulture allow’d, The wolves shall tear and birds unclean. Targum
And all the charges of sepulture too shall be mine. Clarissa Harlowe; or the history of a young lady — Volume 9
Their nomadic life made it impossible for them to have any one place of common sepulture, and only with the greatest difficulty could they dig graves at all in the perpetually frozen ground. Tent Life in Siberia
In other places, their mode of sepulture is very barbarous and cruel. A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume 03 Arranged in Systematic Order: Forming a Complete History of the Origin and Progress of Navigation, Discovery, and Commerce, by Sea and Land, from the Earliest Ages to the Present Time
Detailed arrangements for final sepulture are committed to the municipal authorities of Cleveland, under the direction of the executive of the State of Ohio. A Compilation of the Messages and Papers of the Presidents Volume 8, part 1: James A. Garfield
In the park is a knoll crowned by three huge stones, which were once a cromlech, and are supposed to mark a place of sepulture. Somerset
Nothing more could be done; and before mid-day Barton, with his mother, started on their return, to be followed at evening by the remains of the loved one, arrayed for sepulture. Bart Ridgeley A Story of Northern Ohio
If we are to follow the biographer the whole way, we must not only unhang the dog, but give him sepulture amongst the sceptred Sovereigns who rule us from their urns. In the Name of the Bodleian and Other Essays
They took counsel together, and determined to hang her body high in a tree as a place of sepulture. Wau-bun The Early Day in the Northwest
If for instance a suicide is recognised, his relations or friends may reclaim him, take him home, and bestow the rites of sepulture on him at his own house?' The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 19, No. 549 (Supplementary number)
The French had more urgent jobs on hand than the sepulture of these victims of a caste and an ambition. Over There War Scenes on the Western Front
It is probably a "Sarsen," indicating that the church site was used for worship in prehistoric times or at least that it was a place of sepulture. Wanderings in Wessex An Exploration of the Southern Realm from Itchen to Otter
He has been refused, for his contumacy in his last moments, Christian sepulture, and was buried in a field outside the Porta del Popolo. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 10, No. 284, November 24, 1827
The Alibamans, as they were called by Bossu, denied the rite of sepulture to suicides; they were looked upon as cowards, and their bodies thrown into a river. A Further Contribution to the Study of the Mortuary Customs of the North American Indians
Gaunt with famine, still did Haroun's trusty hand   For his latest dead companion scoop sepulture in the sand. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 05, No. 27, January, 1860
But before the carriage moved away, and while the Native was in the act of sepulture, Miss Tox appearing at her window, waved a lilywhite handkerchief. Dombey and Son
The earth ministereth to us two things, - our livelihood, that cometh of the earth that we live by, and our sepulture after our death.  The Travels of Sir John Mandeville
Cimon, the Athenian, yet in the flower of his youth, voluntarily became the inmate of a prison, that the body of his father might receive the honours of sepulture. Thoughts on Man, His Nature, Productions and Discoveries Interspersed with Some Particulars Respecting the Author
The sepulture was made, as narrated in the first pages of this monograph, in the Cunningham tomb in the Old Granary Burying Ground. James Otis, the pre-revolutionist
My report would be - no connection between standing stones and sepulture. Letters of Robert Louis Stevenson — Volume 2
In murders which they have planned previously, the finding of a place of sepulture is never left to hazard. Memoirs of Extraordinary Popular Delusions — Volume 1
That he may lack not sepulture, will I   Go forth, and seek him out among the slain;   And haply God may will that none shall spy   Where Charles's camp lies hushed. Orlando Furioso
The sepulchral lamps speak nothing less than sepulture, and in their literal draughts prove often obscene and antick pieces. Religio Medici, Hydriotaphia, and the Letter to a Friend
When I am done, I'd have no son Pounce on these treasures like a vulture; Nay, give them half My epitaph And let them share in my sepulture. The Love Affairs of a Bibliomaniac
The bayou and the morass had provided sepulture for hundreds of slain Mexicans, but hundreds still lay upon the open prairie. Remember the Alamo
We must learn of the god how we are to order the sepulture of divine and heroic personages, and what is to be their special distinction and we must do as he bids? The Republic
No one doubts the right of the monastery to sepulture. Les Misérables
Euripides had his tomb in Africa, but his sepulture in Macedonia. Religio Medici, Hydriotaphia, and the Letter to a Friend
And those denied a sepulture In that most dismal spot, Gibbered and flew, a ghastly crew, Incensed with rage, that grew and grew, Against Iscariot. Bees in Amber A Little Book of Thoughtful Verse
As the road did not permit a near approach of the hearse to the place of sepulture, a party of British grenadiers had the honour to bear the coffin to the grave. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 10, No. 263, Supplementary Number (1827)
He was buried at the bottom of the garden under a white rose tree, which still marks the place of his sepulture. Concerning Cats My Own and Some Others
"But, reverend Mother, if the agent of the sanitary commission—" "Saint Benoit II., in the matter of sepulture, resisted Constantine Pogonatus." Les Misérables
In carnal sepulture, corruptions seem peculiar unto parts; and some speak of snakes out of the spinal marrow. Religio Medici, Hydriotaphia, and the Letter to a Friend
Alexander built a city in honour of a dog; and the Emperor Hadrian decreed the most solemn rites of sepulture to another on account of his sagacity and fidelity. The Dog
His bones, you know, when brought from Greece, were denied sepulture among those of his tuneful brethren there. P.'s Correspondence (From "Mosses from an Old Manse")
Brian Wendover being a great authority upon this ancient form of sepulture, and discoursing eloquently on those widely different races whose funeral chambers are hidden under the long and the round barrow. The Golden Calf
This indicated the immediate proximity of the place of sepulture. Les Misérables
We examine not the old laws of sepulture, exempting certain persons from burial or burning. Religio Medici, Hydriotaphia, and the Letter to a Friend
But, probably, you are not aware of the thorough sweep that was made among the sepultures in this abbey of St. Denis. Paris as It Was and as It Is
The more probable supposition is that, like the large mounds in Montana and elsewhere, they were places of sepulture. Scientific American, Volume 22, No. 1, January 1, 1870 A Weekly Journal of Practical Information, Art, Science, Mechanics, Chemistry, and Manufactures.
His features were still recognizable after all those years of sepulture; and he seemed to nod a grim assent to what had been done as his sword was given back to him. Kokoro Japanese Inner Life Hints
It would please the army that he should have an honorable sepulture. Caesar: a Sketch
Civilians make sepulture but of the law of nations, others do naturally found it and discover it also in animals. Religio Medici, Hydriotaphia, and the Letter to a Friend
On opening the sepultures at St. Denis in 1793, the coffin of Henry IV was the first that was taken out of the vault of the Bourbons. Paris as It Was and as It Is
Yes,     A god speaks to us from this sacred peace,     That nursed for Persians upon Marathon,     Where Athens gave her heroes sepulture,     Greek ire and virtue. Modern Italian Poets Essays and Versions
Then the tide came swinging back and covered the dreadful mud, and hid the desolate houses, and soothed the forgotten things, and my soul had ease for a while in the sepulture of the sea. A Dreamer's Tales
Even Brian of the Tributes himself, could not have commanded such a sepulture, or anything like it, living though he did, probably, two thousand years later than that Eocaidh Mac Elathan, whenever he did live. Early Bardic Literature, Ireland.
From such considerations, Diogenes might contemn sepulture, and, being satisfied that the soul could not perish, grow careless of corporal interment. Religio Medici, Hydriotaphia, and the Letter to a Friend
Some weep, some laugh, and Thursday, the day of sepulture, comes. Purgatory
In the post-Mycenaean 'Dipylon' period, we find cremation and sepulture practised side by side. Homer and His Age
Already several thousand dead have been placed here in places of sepulture varying in appearance from the most splendid and ornate to the simplest and most obscure. The Englishwoman in America
They all represent antique heroes and heroines, their names being preserved in connection with those monuments which were raised for purposes of sepulture or cult. Early Bardic Literature, Ireland.
"It is probable that from an early contemplation of this dreary spot Shakespeare imbibed that horror of a violation of sepulture which is observable in many parts of his writings." Our Hundred Days in Europe
A woman perish'd in the water, Where, anxiously, and sorrowing, Her husband sought her, To ease the grief he could not cure, By honour'd rites of sepulture. Fables of La Fontaine — a New Edition, with Notes
The pope directed absolution, the communion, and the rites of sepulture, to be refused to his followers. Lives of the Necromancers
This hand washed every corpse and decked it out For sepulture; this hand upon each grave Libations poured; and, Polynices, now In tending thy remains I meet this doom. Specimens of Greek Tragedy — Aeschylus and Sophocles
Naturally, the question presents itself—who were the individuals interred where these bones were found, and what was this place of sepulture? Picturesque Quebec : a sequel to Quebec past and present
He lies buried in a vault on Bridges Creek, which, for generations, was the family place of sepulture. Life of George Washington — Volume 01
His terrible wounds were reverently washed and his godlike body prepared for sepulture. The Tragedies of the Medici
He instantly gave Joseph an order, by which he was authorised to take down the body of the King of the Jews from the Cross, and to perform the rites of sepulture at once. The Dolorous Passion of Our Lord Jesus Christ
They laid him on the funeral pyre, and now Have Phocian envoys in a narrow urn Brought the poor ashes of that mighty frame For sepulture in his ancestral tomb. Specimens of Greek Tragedy — Aeschylus and Sophocles
The floor is covered with ancient grave-stones, of which the inscriptions are not now legible; and without, some of the chief families still continue the right of sepulture. Dr. Johnson's Works: Life, Poems, and Tales, Volume 1 The Works of Samuel Johnson, Ll.D., in Nine Volumes
New foundations, ten feet deep, had to be sunk into the old front burial ground for it, and during the excavations 33 coffins were taken up and conveyed to a more peaceable place of sepulture. Our Churches and Chapels Their Parsons, Priests, & Congregations Being a Critical and Historical Account of Every Place of Worship in Preston
Ordain thy bread and wine upon the sepulture of a righteous man, but eat it not ne drink it with sinners. Bible Stories and Religious Classics
He embraced them, reproached himself for not having been present at the death of our Saviour, and thanked them for having bestowed the rites of sepulture upon his sacred body. The Dolorous Passion of Our Lord Jesus Christ
Hereafter shall be time to pray In sepulture, with hands of stone. The Vigil of Venus and Other Poems by "Q"
Keats, dying in Rome, secured sepulture among the many illustrious persons who are there buried. Adonais
Their place of sepulture corresponded with the situation mentioned in the confession of the murderers, so that the report alluded to by More of the removal of the bodies seems to have been a mistake. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 08 The Later Renaissance: from Gutenberg to the Reformation
It was originally destined by the Catholic sovereigns for their place of sepulture; an honor afterwards reserved for Granada, on its recovery from the infidels. The History of the Reign of Ferdinand and Isabella the Catholic — Volume 2
Remains of places of sepulture, evidently of kindred origin, have been found in Tennessee, Missouri, Kentucky, and Ohio. The Jesuits in North America in the Seventeenth Century
We will conclude this chapter by giving an outline of the funeral oration pronounced by M. de Belmont, Superior of the Montreal seminary, at the sepulture of Sister Bourgeois' heart. Life of Venerable Sister Margaret Bourgeois
So long as the body remained unburied, the soul wandered restless in Hades; hence the sacredness of the rites of sepulture. General History for Colleges and High Schools
Near the centre there are some very curious caves, possibly “lava bubbles,” which were used by the natives as places of sepulture The Hawaiian Archipelago
On the removal of his dead body for sepulture to Kashgar his eldest son, Kuli Beg, murdered his younger brother over their father's bier. China
At intervals of ten or twelve years, each of the four nations which composed the Huron Confederacy gathered together its dead, and conveyed them all to a common place of sepulture. The Jesuits in North America in the Seventeenth Century
He has brought home for reverent sepulture, in a kindlier soil, the one body which bore transport. Schwatka's Search
I know not whether France will ever demand his dust, to give it sepulture under the dome of the Invalides; but he has already on the banks of the Seine the grandest of monuments—Paris. Queen Victoria, her girlhood and womanhood
In this neighborhood their mode of sepulture is revolting. Round the World
As he gazed round him in terror and astonishment, Halbert's eyes fell upon the place of sepulture which had so lately appeared to gape for a victim. The Monastery
As the owner of the severed member had been baptized, they dug a hole in their chapel, and buried it with solemn rites of sepulture. The Jesuits in North America in the Seventeenth Century
Near Point le Vesconte some scattered human bones led to the discovery of the tomb of an officer who had received most careful sepulture at the hands of his surviving friends. Schwatka's Search
Secondly—Because of the absence of any signs of change in the physical geography of the country since the cave was used for a place of sepulture. The Antiquity of Man
"You speak of her grave, venerable man," inquired Helen; "had you, then, an opportunity of performing the rites of sepulture to her remains?" The Scottish Chiefs
Afterwards there slowly developed the idea of an underworld, connected in some mysterious way with the place of sepulture. Japan: an Attempt at Interpretation
It was found two years afterward entirely unhurt, and even the grave clothes which surrounded it were entire, as on the day of sepulture, two hundred years before. Life in the Grey Nunnery at Montreal
Then the box was lifted and the work of sepulture went on. Caesar's Column
In the cemetery chapel another fragment of humanity awaited sepulture, and the funeral service was read over both bodies. The Morals of Marcus Ordeyne : a Novel
I am reminded here to mention that in none of my travels in these western wilds have I found any places of sepulture of any kind. Australia Twice Traversed, Illustrated,
It must be choked with corpses, which it could never contain did not the Moslem style of burial greatly favour rapid decomposition; and it has all the inconveniences of “intramural sepulture.” Personal Narrative of a Pilgrimage to Al-Madinah & Meccah — Volume 2
Duval also looked after the human debris, and gave it decent sepulture. The New Book of Martyrs
By a decree of the 18th of November, 1858, the man who had re-established the Empire decided that the imperial dynasty should have its sepulture in the ancient necropolis of the kings. The Duchess of Berry and the Court of Charles X
Among the general features in which resemblances are noted are the following: The mound-builders were accustomed to dispose of their dead in many different ways; their modes of sepulture were also quite varied. The Problem of the Ohio Mounds
In both America and Egypt the pyramids were used as places of sepulture; and it is a remarkable fact that the system of earthworks and mounds, kindred to the pyramids, is found even in England. Atlantis : the antediluvian world
We must afford him more honourable sepulture than he enjoys at present, when we proceed, as we speedily must, to disembowel his murderer.' Swiss Family Robinson
Not to mention the anxiety, which to us now is scarcely conceivable, but which in his time overmastered all others—the anxiety, that is to say, of assuring the magnificence and inviolability of sepulture! Egypt (La Mort de Philae)
Like the Pharaohs of whom Bossuet speaks, Napoleon was not to enjoy his sepulture. The Duchess of Berry and the Court of Charles X
Later, other modes of sepulture came into use. Manners and Monuments of Prehistoric Peoples
Unlike all the other peoples, they have no form of sepulture, but simply leave the corpse of a comrade in the rude shelter in which he died. The Pagan Tribes of Borneo
It was long the residence of the Scottish kings, and the old abbey, which succeeded Iona as the place of royal sepulture, has been called "the Westminster of Scotland." The Lady of the Lake
In the succeeding debates, then, various opinions were given with regard to the place to be selected for the Emperor's sepulture. The Second Funeral of Napoleon
At the height of his power, Napoleon dreamed of providing for himself the same sepulture as that of the kings, his predecessors. The Duchess of Berry and the Court of Charles X
This mode of sepulture was practised at Sfax, in the Chersonesus of Thracia, and at the foot of the hill on which Troy was built. Manners and Monuments of Prehistoric Peoples
Europe could show no more magnificent place of sepulture. The History of England, from the Accession of James II — Volume 5
The burial-ground continues to be used, and contains the family places of sepulture of several neighboring clans. The Lady of the Lake
The people perished so fast that it was impossible for the survivors to perform the rites of sepulture. The History of England, from the Accession of James II — Volume 3
"All that was finite of this gifted woman was lately forwarded by Adams's Express Company from San Juan, to receive sepulture among her kindred at Keokuk, Iowa." The Crusade of the Excelsior
Although, however, the mode of sepulture we have just described was practised for a long time in certain places, we cannot admit it to have been general. Manners and Monuments of Prehistoric Peoples
After all, there is something sublime in that sepulture of the Parsees, who erect near every village a dokhma, or Tower of Silence, upon whose summit they may bury their dead in air. Oldport Days
Thou fallest as it were a sticked swine; Thy tongue is lost, and all thine honest cure;* *care For drunkenness is very sepulture* *tomb Of manne's wit and his discretion. The Canterbury Tales, and Other Poems
He died a prisoner in their hands; and even the honours of sepulture were long withheld from his remains. Critical and Historical Essays — Volume 2
Thus, in the earliest days of England, the kings, as they died, were embalmed, and their bodies were borne aloft upon their biers, to a sepulture long delayed after death. Yet Again
The tortures endured, however, were indubitably quite equal for the time, to those of actual sepulture. The Works of Edgar Allan Poe — Volume 2
Four warriors took up the litters on their shoulders, and the whole tribe, repeating their funeral chant, followed in procession to the place of sepulture. In Search of the Castaways; or the Children of Captain Grant
The first is drunkenness, that is the horrible sepulture of man's reason: and therefore when a man is drunken, he hath lost his reason; and this is deadly sin. The Canterbury Tales, and Other Poems
The ground round the chapel is covered with gravestones of Chiefs and ladies; and still continues to be a place of sepulture. Journey to the Western Islands of Scotland
Where had I heard the superstition which now came to my mind, that borne upon the wind come the spirits of the drowned, wailing and crying for the sepulture which had been denied them? The Lock and Key Library Classic Mystery and Detective Stories: Old Time English
It occupied the third or lowest class of ecclesiastical structures, according to the Saxon law, and had no right of sepulture, or administration of sacraments.  Life of Charlotte Brontë — Volume 1
I let him have his funeral, though I object to funerals and to the practice of sepulture. An Unsocial Socialist
We must learn of the god how we are to order the sepulture of divine and heroic personages, and what is to be their special distinction; and we must do as he bids? The Republic
To pile stones is, I believe, a northern custom, and to burn the body was the Roman practice; nor do I know when it was that these two acts of sepulture were united. Journey to the Western Islands of Scotland
Of these they had a thousand inquiries to make concerning all affairs, foreign and domestic, during their year of sepulture in the wilderness; and especially about the events of the existing war. Astoria, or, anecdotes of an enterprise beyond the Rocky Mountains
Turk had given us all that dog could give; we, for our part, gave him Christian sepulture. Last of the Great Scouts : the life story of Col. William F. Cody, "Buffalo Bill" as told by his sister
The body-snatcher was to be punished by death and the lack of sepulture. The Danish History, Books I-IX
The white objects upon the ground were buffalo skulls, arranged in the mystic circle commonly seen at Indian places of sepulture upon the prairie. The Oregon Trail: sketches of prairie and Rocky-Mountain life
And I: "My Master, what are all those people   Who, having sepulture within those tombs,   Make themselves audible by doleful sighs?" Divine Comedy, Longfellow's Translation, Complete
His dominant spirit, and his love for the white men, were evinced in his latest breath, with which he designated his place of sepulture. Astoria, or, anecdotes of an enterprise beyond the Rocky Mountains
This was held in great reverence by the neighboring Indians, being one of their principal places of sepulture. Astoria, or, anecdotes of an enterprise beyond the Rocky Mountains
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