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Definition of Deathbeds
1. deathbed [n] - See also: deathbed
Lexicographical Neighbors of Deathbeds
Literary usage of Deathbeds
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Truth about Socialism by Allan Louise Benson (1914)
"CHAPTER X deathbeds AND DIVIDENDS STOCK market reports do not show a relationship
between deathbeds and dividends. Such a relationship exists, however. ..."
2. The Psalms in Human Life by Baron Rowland Edmund Prothero Ernle (1907)
"... the Emperor Maurice; in public worship ; in ordinary life—Origen, the family
of Gregory Nazianzen, Monica ; on deathbeds — Basil the Great, Ambrose, ..."
3. The Church of England Mission in Sierra Leone: Including an Introductory by Samuel Abraham Walker (1847)
"deathbeds OF NATIVES. No accession of Missionaries was made to the West Africa
Mission in the course of the year 1839, while by death and departures, ..."
4. Twenty-five years of my life by Alphonse de Lamartine, Mme. Alix des Roys de Lamartine, Mary Elizabeth Herbert Herbert, Louis de Bouchaud (1872)
"... we lie on our deathbeds. It is written somewhere in Holy Scripture, that tears
weaken the human heart; and I want mine to be strong as much as ever !' . ..."
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