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thanatopsis
1. An essay expressing a view on the subject of death.
2. A contemplation of death.
3. An expression of someone’s thoughts about death, e.g. in a poem.
Thanatopsis
by William Cullen Bryant
(the last part)
So live that when thy summons comes to join
The innumerable caravan that moves
To that mysterious realm, where each shall take
His chamber in the silent halls of death,
Thou go not, like the quarry-slave at night,
Scourged to his dungeon, but, sustained and soothed
By an unfaltering trust, approach thy grave
Like one who wraps the drapery of his couch
About him, and lies down to pleasant dreams.
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2. A contemplation of death.
3. An expression of someone’s thoughts about death, e.g. in a poem.
by William Cullen Bryant
(the last part)
So live that when thy summons comes to join
The innumerable caravan that moves
To that mysterious realm, where each shall take
His chamber in the silent halls of death,
Thou go not, like the quarry-slave at night,
Scourged to his dungeon, but, sustained and soothed
By an unfaltering trust, approach thy grave
Like one who wraps the drapery of his couch
About him, and lies down to pleasant dreams.
This entry is located in the following units:
op-, opt-, optico-, opsi-, opso-, -opia, -ops, -opsia, -opsis, -opsy, -optic, -opic, -opy
(page 10)
thanato-, thanat-, thanas-, -thanasia, -thanasic, -thanatous +
(page 4)
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Poem: Thanatopsis by William Cullen Bryant
A poet who is expressing his thoughts about
death which is the fate of every human being.
This entry is located in the following units:
op-, opt-, optico-, opsi-, opso-, -opia, -ops, -opsia, -opsis, -opsy, -optic, -opic, -opy
(page 9)
Poems: Index
(page 1)
thanato-, thanat-, thanas-, -thanasia, -thanasic, -thanatous +
(page 2)