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eternal rest

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Noun1.eternal rest - euphemisms for death (based on an analogy between lying in a bed and in a tomb); "she was laid to rest beside her husband"; "they had to put their family pet to sleep"
eternal sleep, quietus, sleep, rest
death - the absence of life or state of being dead; "he seemed more content in death than he had ever been in life"


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Death has reared himself a throne In a strange city lying alone Far down within the dim West, Wherethe good and the bad and the worst and the best Have gone to their eternal rest.
Poems by Poe, Edgar Allan View in context
Therefore, I on my part, give up here the certainty of eternal rest, and go out into the dark where may be the blackest things that the world or the nether world holds
Dracula by Stoker, Bram View in context
Peace of Mind, tranquillity, calm recollections of the Dead, great thoughts of Eternal Rest and Happiness: nothing of gloom or terror.
American Notes for General Circulation by Dickens, Charles View in context
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