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The Home Of Death

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"Death, whaur do ye bide, auld Death?"     "I bide in ilka breath,"     Quo' Death;     "No i' the pyramids,     No whaur the wormie rids     'Neth coffin-lids;     I bidena whaur life has been,     An' whaur's nae mair to be dune."     "Death, whaur do ye bide, auld Death?"     "Wi' the leevin, to dee 'at are laith,"     Quo' Death;     "Wi' the man an' the wife     'At loo like life,     Bot strife;     Wi' the bairns 'at hing to their mither,     Wi' a' 'at loo ane anither."     "Death, whaur do ye bide, auld Death?"     "Abune an' aboot an' aneth,"     Quo' Death;     "But o' a' the airts     An' o' a' the pairts,     In herts--     Whan the tane to the tither says, Na,     An' the north win' begins to blaw."

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""Death, whaur do ye bide, auld Death?"..."

Exploring the themes of classic, George MacDonald delivers a powerful performance in "The Home Of Death"... ### Why We Love This Line At Linespedia, we believe that poetry is the ultimate sanctuary for the soul...

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