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“And so the Word had breath, and wrought With human hands the creed of creeds In loveliness of perfect deeds, More strong than all poetic thoughts; Which he may read that binds the sheaf, Or builds the house, or digs the grave, And those wild eyes that watch the waves In roarings round the coral reef.”

Source: Alfred, Lord Tennyson: Selected Poetry: A Broadview Anthology of British Literature Edition

“One learned gentleman, "a sage grave man," Talk'd of the Ghost in Hamlet, "sheath'd in steel"— His well-read friend, who next to speak began, Said, "That was poetry, and nothing real;" A third, of more extensive learning, ran To Sir George Villiers' Ghost, and Mrs. Veal; Of sheeted Spectres spoke with shorten'd breath, And thrice he quoted Drelincourt on Death.”

Men Wells Said Real Next Speak Thirds Breaths Graves Ghost Ran Gentleman Spokes Steel Sage Thrice Spectre

Author:Bill Vaughan

“But now I know that there is no killing A thing like Love, for it laughs at Death. There is no hushing, there is no stilling That which is part of your life and breath. You may bury it deep, and leave behind you The land, the people that knew your slain; It will push the sods from its grave, and find you On wastes of water or desert plain.”

People Knows Love May Water Behinds Laughing Land Waste Breaths Killing Graves Desert Behind You Like Love Sod

Book:Complete Poetical Works of Ella Wheeler Wilcox (Delphi Classics)

Source: Complete Poetical Works of Ella Wheeler Wilcox (Delphi Classics)

“Flowers are the bright remembrances of youth; they waft us back, with their bland odorous breath, the joyous hours that only young life knows, ere we have learnt that this fair earth hides graves.”

Knows Earth Young Hours Youth Flower Fairs Breaths Graves Remembrance Joyous Bland Young Life

Author:Marguerite Gardiner, Countess of Blessington

“Debt is to man what the serpent is to the bird; its eye fascinates, its breath poisons, its coil crushes sinew and bone, its jaw is the pitiless grave.”

Men Eye Bird Breaths Bones Debt Graves Poison Crush Serpent

Author:Edward Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Baron Lytton

“But only a brief moment is granted to the brave one breath or two, whose wage is the long nights of the grave.”

Long Two Moments Night Bravery Breaths Brave Graves Granted Brief Moments Long Nights Brave One

Book:Poems from Iqbal

Source: Poems from Iqbal

“Come away, come away, Death, And in sad cypress let me be laid; Fly away, fly away, breath, I am slain by a fair cruel maid. My shroud of white stuck all with yew, O prepare it! My part of death no one so true did share it. Not a flower, not a flower sweet, On my black coffin let there be strewn: Not a friend, not a friend greet My poor corpse, where my bones shall be thrown. A thousand thousand sighs to save, lay me O where Sad true lover never find my grave, to weep there!”

“Don't worry about me," I finally said. "Really. I'm more worried about you." And even more worried about where Graves is. "Are you?" A fey smile lit his face, and I caught my breath. It was a shock to see him look so happy. "Well, then.”

Wells Looks Said Faces Worry Breaths Caught Graves Worried Shock Lit Fey

Author:Lilith Saintcrow

“She made a snorting noise, astonishingly human for a ghost. " I'ardly like to tell you this, Nephilim, but if you want a girl to 'ate you, there's easy enough ways of making it 'appen. You don't need my help with the poor thing." And with that, she vanished, spinning away into the mists among the graves. Will, looking after her, sighed. "Not for her," he said, under his breath, though there was no one to hear him, "for me..." and he leaned his head against the cold iron gate.”

Ifs Way Want Needs Humans Made Said Enough Helping Girl Easy Poor Cold Breaths Graves Ghost Noise Iron Gates Mist Spinning Nephilim

Book:Clockwork Angel

Source: Clockwork Angel

“You really dug your own grave,” he mutters. “And I’m going to bury you in it.” “Say that louder,” I tell him, under my breath. “I dare you.”

Breaths Dare Graves

Book:Black Heart

Source: Black Heart

“The mind that becomes soiled in youth can never again be washed clean. I know this by my own experience, & to this day I cherish an unappeased bitterness against the unfaithful guardians of my young life, who not only permitted but compelled me to read an unexpurgated Bible through before I was 15 years old. None can do that and ever draw a clean sweet breath again on this side of the grave.”

Knows Years Mind Young Sides Can Do My Own Youth Sweet Draws Breaths Clean Graves This Day Cherish Bitterness Compelled Guardian Unfaithful Young Life

Author:Mark Twain

“This day relenting God Hath placed within my hand A wondrous thing; and God Be praised. At His command, Seeking His secret deeds With tears and toiling breath, I find thy cunning seeds, O million-murdering Death. I know this little thing A myriad men will save. O Death, where is thy sting? Thy victory, O Grave? Poem he wrote following the discovery that the malaria parasite was carried by the amopheline mosquito.”

“To Him I owe my life and breath, And all the joys I have; He makes me triumph over death, And saves me from the grave.”

Joy Breaths Graves Triumph Easter Save Me

Book:The works ...: now first collected into a body: with some account of his life and writings

Source: The works ...: now first collected into a body: with some account of his life and writings