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Meanings of eternal sleep in English

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Euphemisms for death (based on an analogy between lying in a bed and in a tomb)

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        Examples for "rest"
        Examples for "rest"
        1
        OPINION:The peoples of Ireland and the rest of Europe are deeply connected.
        The Irish Times
        2
        They cannot continue on this way much longer without rest and water.
        Tuck
        3
        However, the rest of the national daily market suffered a tough October.
        The Guardian
        4
        The rest is history; 40 million album sales and, of course, tragedy.
        The Irish Times
        5
        The company resumed its forced march after a short ten minutes' rest.
        The Sword of Shannara
        1
        Several months ago a new prisoner was moved into the sleep house.
        Breakfast at Tiffany's
        2
        Bad sleep can lead to a host of health problems, Smagula said.
        Reuters
        3
        It may be best to sleep on a particular problem or concern!
        The South African
        4
        However, a clear effect of sleep deprivation on aggressive behaviors remains unclear.
        Pubmed
        5
        They sleep for seven months of the year - often in groups.
        The Irish Times
        1
        A thrust of the trident gave the quietus to the vanquished foe.
        The Wonders of Instinct: Chapters in the Psychology of Insects
        2
        With this quietus they left for Tecumseh, four miles distant from us.
        A Woman's Life-Work — Labors and Experiences of Laura S. Havilan...
        3
        When that is finished, some simple thing will give me my quietus.
        The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 17
        4
        At present, however, it was probable the enemy had a temporary quietus.
        Bracebridge Hall, or The Humorists
        5
        Not fifty paces from the river bank Henry Sedley received his quietus.
        Sir Mortimer: A Novel
        1
        And now their thoughts were set on the place of eternal rest.
        Observations on the Mussulmauns of India / Descriptive of Their ...
        2
        Grant them eternal rest, O Lord, and may everlasting light shine upon them.
        Radio NZ
        3
        He has entered into the eternal rest, while we are bowed with sorrow.
        Hebraic Literature; Translations from the Talmud, Midrashim and ...
        4
        Now I hasten hence unto my eternal rest with my fathers.
        The Legends of the Jews — Volume 2
        5
        O Eternal One, I commit my soul into thy eternal rest.
        The Life of James Renwick / A Historical Sketch Of His Life, Lab...
        Usage of eternal sleep in English
        1
        They seemed to be in the first hour of the eternal sleep.
        The Wandering Jew — Volume 11
        2
        In just a slightly stronger dose it brought the eternal sleep itself.
        Blood and Bone
        3
        The promise of eternal sleep is not sweet to a live man.
        Wise or Otherwise
        4
        She has earned that beautiful, eternal sleep which alone brings perfect peace.
        Bought and Paid For; From the Play of George Broadhurst
        5
        And in a few days-whocould say?-perhapseternal sleep somewhere near Lens.
        Now It Can Be Told
        6
        He is deaf and insensible; he reposes in an eternal sleep.
        The Amulet
        7
        Sweet to rejoin, were it only in eternal sleep, those that are away.
        Thomas Carlyle
        8
        Let him sleep his eternal sleep in the dignity of his golden mask.
        The Guardian
        9
        The woman is sleeping her eternal sleep, she will nevermore awaken on this earth.
        Erick and Sally
        10
        He begged for immortality, eternal sleep, and never fading youth.
        The Destiny of the Soul: A Critical History of the Doctrine of a...
        11
        Sleep was coming over the world, and eternal sleep had come for Jerry Strann.
        The Night Horseman
        12
        I think of them with inexpressible love and yearning, wrapped in their last eternal sleep.
        Our Friend John Burroughs
        13
        When we die we fall into an eternal sleep.
        The Daughters of Danaus
        14
        It is an almost intolerable philosophy, the philosophy of eternal sleep, without dreams and without awakening.
        Letters on Literature
        15
        He is led away to his eternal sleep.
        The Guardian
        16
        Let me only go to an eternal sleep-
        Foes
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