"The solitary, silent, solemn scene, Where Cæsars, heroes, peasants, hermits lie, Blended in dust together; where the slave Rests from his labors; where th' insulting proud Resigns his powers; the miser drops his hoard: Where human folly sleeps."
Grave (burial)

January 1, 1970

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John Dyer, Ruins of Rome, line 540.

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