hic jacet

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May no rude hand deface it, And its forlorn hic jacet!

From Familiar Quotations A Collection of Passages, Phrases, and Proverbs Traced to Their Sources in Ancient and Modern Literature by Bartlett, John

The epitaph that he had written for himself was carved beneath the bust: Paucis notus, paucioribus ignotus, hic jacet Democritus Junior, cui vitam dedit et mortem Melancholia.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 4 "Bulgaria" to "Calgary" by Various

If an author quietly buries himself in his book,—very good! hic jacet; peace to his ashes!

From Humorous Masterpieces from American Literature by Various

One or two melancholy-looking cows were feeding on the rank herbage that sprang from the unctuous soil, spurning many a hic jacet with their cloven hoofs.

From The Three Brides, Love in a Cottage, and Other Tales by Durivage, Francis A. (Francis Alexander)

Hic, O viator, sub Lare parvulo Couleius hic est conditus, hic jacet;    Defunctus humani laboris       Sorte, supervacuague vila.

From Cowley's Essays by Cowley, Abraham