Earth to earth, ashes to ashes, dust to dust; in sure and certain hope of the Resurrection unto eternal life.

The Book of Common Prayer

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Funeral Death

Source

The Book of Common Prayer

Genre

Religious literature

Language

English

Time

1928 1920s 20th century

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Citation

The Book of Common Prayer (American). Episcopal Church, 1928.

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Adolf Hitler

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Mein Kampf
Genre
Political literature Autobiography and memoir
Language
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Time
1925 1920s 20th century
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Citation

Hitler, Adolf. Mein Kampf [My Struggle]. Vol. 1, Franz Eher Nachfolger GmbH, 1925, ch. 6.

Another quote about Death

Men fear death as children fear to go in the dark; and as that natural fear in children is increased with tales, so is the other.

Francis Bacon

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Francis Bacon
Source
Of Death Essays or Counsels, Civil and Moral
Medium
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Language
English
Time
1625 1620s 17th century
Era
European Renaissance
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Original Citation

Bacon, Francis. "Of Death." Essayes or Counsels, Civill and Morall. London: John Haviland, 1625.

Current Citation

Bacon, Francis. "Essays, or Counsels, Civil and Moral (1625): Of Death." Francis Bacon: The Major Works, edited by Brian Vickers. Oxford University Press, 2008.