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But “count no mortal happy till / he has passed the final limit of his life secure from pain,” as the chorus intones at the end of Sophocles’ tragedy.

The reality is that the country remains divided, but democracy isn’t under mortal threat, as evidenced by the robust turnout in last week’s off-year elections.

Many feared they were putting themselves in mortal danger to save the power plant, but they were determined to protect their families and all the people living in the surrounding towns.

He had survived the shark attack but was still in mortal danger.

The Windsors’ world is far from that of ordinary mortals, but no measure of diplomacy, alas, seems sufficient to repair such a tear in a family’s fabric.