“Swift blazing flag of the regiment,Eagle with crest of red and gold,These men were born to drill and die.Point for them the virtue of slaughter,Make plain to them the excellence of killingAnd a field where a thousand corpses lie.” MenLyingDiesBornVirtueFieldsThousandRedGoldExcellenceFlagsEaglesCorpsesSlaughterDrillsBlazing Book:The Red Badge of Courage and Other Stories Source: The Red Badge of Courage and Other Stories
“Epitaph on a scolding wife by her husband: Here my poor Bridget's corpse doth lie, she is at rest - and so am I!” LyingPoorWifeHusbandHumorousCorpsesEpitaphScolding Book:Poor Richard's Almanack Source: Poor Richard's Almanack
“Once a month I wake in the night, slippery with terror. I'm afraid, not because there's someone in the room, in the dark, in the bed, but because there isn't. I'm afraid of the emptiness, which lies beside me like a corpse.” LyingNightDarkRoomsMonthsBedTerrorEmptinessCorpsesSlippery Book:Wilderness Tips Source: Wilderness Tips