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n. 1. A funeral rite (usually in the plural); the ceremonies of burial; obsequies; funeral procession. But see his exequies fulfilled in Rouen. ...
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Usually, exequies. funeral rites or ceremonies; obsequies. 2. a funeral procession. Origin: 1350–1400; ME exequies (pl.) < ML, L exequiae lit., ...
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Verse > Anthologies > Herbert J.C. Grierson, ed. > Metaphysical Lyrics & Poems of the 17th c. ... CONTENTS · BIBLIOGRAPHIC RECORD ... ACCEPT thou Shrine of my dead Saint,
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Arthur Quiller-Couch, ed. 1919. The Oxford Book of English Verse: 1250–1900. ... ACCEPT, thou shrine of my dead saint, ... Instead of dirges this complaint;
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(Bishop of Chichester) Notes: exequy: A funeral rite (usually in the plural); the ceremonies of burial calcine: To undergo calcination (a chemical change caused by heating to a high temperature) Henry King (1592-1669) wrote this verse in mourning after the death of his young wife.
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; ACCEPT, thou shrine of my dead saint, Instead of dirges this complaint; And for sweet flowers to crown thy herse ; Receive a strew of weeping verse ; From thy grieved friend, whom thou might'st see ; Quite melted into tears for thee. Thou hast benighted me; thy set ; This eve of blackness did beget, ... By thy clear sun ;
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(obsolete, now only in plural) Funeral rites. ... Singular; exequy ... This page was last modified on 6 October 2007, at 04:55. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License; additional terms may apply. See Terms of Use for details. Privacy policy About Wiktionary Disclaimers...
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The Exequy - by Henry King .. 1 Accept, thou shrine of my dead saint, 2 Instead of dirges, this complaint; 3 And for sweet flow'rs to crown thy hearse, 4 From thy griev'd friend, whom thou might'st see ... Comments about this poem (The Exequy by Henry King )
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Exequy on his Wife - by Henry King .. ACCEPT, thou shrine of my dead saint, Instead of dirges this complaint; And for sweet flowers to crown thy herse Receive a strew of weeping verse From thy grieved friend, whom thou might's ... 11/4/2009 5:47:13 AM. #.3# You Are Here: Exequy on his Wife by Henry King ;
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1] Written in the memory of his first wife Anne, and having in some manuscripts the subtitle: "To his matchless never to be forgotten friend." exequy: funeral ceremony.
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