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2013-08-10 11:08 pm (UTC)
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Is it just me, or is there something just a bit snarky about the motto "Death Will Come at Last" in this context?
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Date:
2013-08-11 07:40 am (UTC)
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You could be right.
Or it could just be conventional 18th century moralizing.
I'd love to know the story.
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Date:
2013-08-11 10:46 am (UTC)
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In the 18th century, it had a double meaning- that death comes to all and that it would be the last experience for all.
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Date: 2013-08-10 11:08 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2013-08-11 07:40 am (UTC)Or it could just be conventional 18th century moralizing.
I'd love to know the story.
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Date: 2013-08-11 10:46 am (UTC)