hic jacet
Example Sentences
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The author of these lines is not without his hic jacet.
From The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL.D. in Nine Volumes Volume the Eighth: The Lives of the Poets, Volume II by Johnson, Samuel
He may sadly lay upon his heart the stifling solace, There will be no baffled wants nor unhappiness, but all will be over when hic jacet is sculptured on the headstone of my grave.
From The Destiny of the Soul A Critical History of the Doctrine of a Future Life by Alger, William Rounseville
She is dead now, la grisette, even in Paris, and "hic jacet" may be written over the bonnet she threw pardessus les moulins.
From Without Prejudice by Zangwill, Israel
Meanwhile, will nobody write the hic jacet of the deceased? or no publisher engage for his reminiscences?
From The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 19, No. 545, May 5, 1832 by Various
It is to be recovered: but that the merit of service is seldom attributed to the true and exact performer, I would have that drum or another, or hic jacet.
From All's Well That Ends Well by Shakespeare, William
