lay in the grave
Example Sentences
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Like the lady who lay in the grave, and was ever after of the colour of a shroud, so I am white-souled, the past has left its mark with me for ever.
From The Letters of Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Volume II by Kenyon, Frederic G. (Frederic George), Sir
He tried to summon up courage to tell her the story of his marriage, that his hopes, his heart, and his love all lay in the grave of his young wife.
From Daisy Brooks Or, A Perilous Love by Libbey, Laura Jean
Olive had been told that when people died, it was their bodies only that lay in the grave, and their souls went up to heaven to be with God.
From Olive A Novel by Bowers, G.
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
Not the certain fact that Jesus lay in the grave; but the blessed Man Himself, who lay there for me.
From Love to the Uttermost Expositions of John XIII.-XXI. by Meyer, F. B. (Frederick Brotherton)
