lay in the grave

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We felt that it was hard to lay in the grave the form of our dear friend; it was hard to part with the casket which had enshrined the precious jewel.

From Words of Cheer for the Tempted, the Toiling, and the Sorrowing by Arthur, T. S. (Timothy Shay)

Some bison bones lay in the grave as if a food-offering had been made.

From Anthropology by Marett, R. R. (Robert Ranulph)

The secret of her mother's life lay in the grave and in her own mind; the one would render it up as soon as the other.

From The Unclassed by Gissing, George

Note here, too, the mystic history of Osiris, how he put on death; how he lay in the grave; and how, thus fulfilling a solemn atonement, he rose again from the dead!

From Last Days of Pompeii by Lytton, Edward Bulwer Lytton, Baron

Descent into Hell.—An article of the Creed in which we confess our belief that our Lord while His Body lay in the grave, descended into the place of departed spirits.

From The American Church Dictionary and Cyclopedia by Miller, William James