"Following directly behind the bier were the servants who would, in earlier times, have been slaughtered at the graveside, along with a warrior's horse. Musicians and torchbearers came next, with the rear taken up by the mimes- sinister, silent figures in wax masks modelled on dead members of the family."

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Source : Catharine Arnold (2008). “Necropolis: London and Its Dead”, p.15, Simon and Schuster

Catharine Arnold

#Horse Quotes #Taken Quotes #Warrior Quotes

“I've got a lot to look forward to. I'm trying to be the best father I can, and that's a pretty important role. Some would say it's more important than stopping pucks.”
“And it seems to me correct then, and I think it's correct now, that job one is get the planning done, make sure the buses are there. When that's done, it's completely appropriate to go around and tour around and look at the damage.”
“Why won't you run in the rain and play, let the tears splash all over you?”
“Winners see an answer for every problem; losers see a problem in every answer!”
“Your lullaby would waken a drunken goblin!”
“If you cannot be accused of exclusivity, you are not discipling.”
“Without the freedom to criticize, there is no true praise.”
“Once when Larry the Cable Guy was on Conan's show, Conan O'Brien was so offended by Larry's material, he had to walk away from the desk he was so offended.”

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