lay in the grave
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The mother who lay in the grave, was the mother of my infancy; the little creature in her arms, was myself, as I had once been, hushed for ever on her bosom.
From David Copperfield by Dickens, Charles
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
Hermann gave no answer; but Eugen felt what lay in the grave, searching glance with which he regarded him.
From Herman A Novel by Werner, E.
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
But I was going upon the tamest possible excursion; for the first time in my life I was submitting to the direction of another, —albeit one who lay in the grave.
From The House of a Thousand Candles by Nicholson, Meredith
