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To have died and be buried under the ground Humorous, [1] Euphemistic [5] Early 20th century—also 'under the daisies', and 'turn one's toes up to the daisies', which date back to the mid-19th century. (See 'to turn up one's toes' below.) Put down/put to sleep To be euthanised Euphemism Euthanasia of an animal Put one to the sword To kill someone
"I feel sleepy, and a moment of rest would do me good." — Gustav III, King of Sweden (29 March 1792) 13 days after being shot in the back at a masquerade "Thomas Jefferson survives." [127] — John Adams, president of the United States (4 July 1826), unaware that Jefferson had died earlier that same day "They couldn't hit an elephant at this ...
Encouraging Words is the fifth studio album by American soul musician Billy Preston, released in September 1970 on Apple Records. It was the last of Preston's two albums for the Beatles ' Apple label, after which he moved to A&M Records .
All four living ex-presidents paid tribute to Jimmy Carter, the longest-living former commander-in-chief in U.S. history who died on Sunday. ‘A truly good man’: Trump, Obama, Bush and Clinton ...
Answering a reader's question about the poem in 1879, Longfellow himself summarized that the poem was "a transcript of my thoughts and feelings at the time I wrote, and of the conviction therein expressed, that Life is something more than an idle dream." [13] Richard Henry Stoddard referred to the theme of the poem as a "lesson of endurance". [14]
The 23-year-old mostly kept to himself, driving through occupied Europe with a French grammar book on his lap. For the first time, he saw the world as a landscape of the traumatized. His convoy passed villages pocked with shattered storefronts and roofless homes, the streets empty of any young men like him.
The song's lyrics encourage the listener to seek daylight and abundant growth in the manner of an Atlas cedar. "Beware of Darkness" is a ballad containing dense imagery. [16] The song marks a return to the spiritual concerns of Harrison's songs with the Beatles such as "Within You Without You".
The rituals of self-discipline were nothing new. He’d kept a journal since the 8th grade documenting his daily meals and workout routines. As a teenager, he’d woken up to the words of legendary coaches he’d copied from books and taped to his bedroom walls — John Wooden on preparation, Vince Lombardi on sacrifice and Dan Gable on goals.