"The Burial of the Dead" Annotations
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::::Ecclesiastes 12:5 refers to the time in ones old age, known as the "evil days" when desire fails, and even grasshoppers are a | ::::Ecclesiastes 12:5 refers to the time in ones old age, known as the "evil days" when desire fails, and even grasshoppers are a | ||
::::burden. If you think back to the beginning of "The Burial of the Dead" ("mixing memory and desire") this is particularly | ::::burden. If you think back to the beginning of "The Burial of the Dead" ("mixing memory and desire") this is particularly | ||
| − | ::::relevant. | + | ::::relevant. This chapter of Ecclesiastes also speaks about mourners in the streets, an image familiar to the end of "The Burial ::::of the Dead" |
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