"Peter J. Schledorn" wrote:
>
> . . .causing gasps of awe to fly
> from the open mouths of five or six lingering mourners, until a big
> shovelful of dirt landed on it and it died.
This is what is called the Art of Sinking; cf. one of Pope's examples:
And thou Dalhousie, the Great God of War, Lieutenant Colonel to the Earl of Mar.
Carrol