"The Burial of the Dead" Annotations
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::"How chilled and faint I turned then. Do not ask, reader, for I cannot describe it, for all speech would fail it. I did not die, and did nor remain alive." | ::"How chilled and faint I turned then. Do not ask, reader, for I cannot describe it, for all speech would fail it. I did not die, and did nor remain alive." | ||
| − | It could also possibly be a reference to [[Job 8]]. | + | It could also possibly be a reference to [[Job 8]]:9. |
::"We are but of yesterday, and know nothing ,because our days on Earth are but a shadow." | ::"We are but of yesterday, and know nothing ,because our days on Earth are but a shadow." | ||
