22 Metaphors for funeral

A funeral in a country village is a public occasion.

"He thought that mouse funeral was the best impromptu stunt we've pulled off yet.

Parson Dorrance's funeral was a scene which will never be forgotten by those who saw it.

The funeral was a great eventnot so far as mutes, feathers and carriages were concerned, for the Chevalier left but little worldly gear, and without hard cash even the most deserving must forego "the trappings and the suits of woe;" but it was a great event, inasmuch as it celebrated the victory of the Church, and the defeat of all schismatics.

"Now look a here, Miss Miriam," he said; "I've heard before of red-headed cooks, an' colored pussons as wasn't satisfied with their victuals, an' nobody knows what they died of, an' the funerals was mighty slim, an' no 'count, the friends an' congregation thinkin' there might be somethin' 'tagious.

The Funeral of General Crawford, by the author of The Subaltern is an affecting incident; and Nina St. Morin, by the author of May You Like It, is of the same character.

[Footnote A: The "Funeral" is the merriest and most perfect of Steele's comedies.

Scarfs and gloves are given in town, and gloves in the country, though scarfs are rare; but, beyond these, and the pall, and the hearse, and the weeping friends, an American funeral is a very unpretending procession of persons in their best attire; on foot, when the distance is short; in carriages, in wagons, and on horseback, when the grave is far from the dwelling.

And a funeral would be such a good investment; it would keep forever.

His funeral was a fitting close to his splendid life; six years later Cécile died at Frankfort of consumption.

This funeral of my lord's intellects is to me a nightly ceremony; or," said her ladyship, looking at her watch and yawning, "I believe I should say a daily ceremonysix o'clock, I protest!" The next morning Clarence Hervey called, and Belinda found him a most uncommonly pleasant young man.

" In accordance with his expressed wish, the funeral was simple in the extremeflowers, and flowers only, adorned the plain coffin.

Our houses are cluttered with adornments; our social functions are spending matches; our feasts invite to satiation; our funerals are exhibitions of extravagance.

His funeral was a melancholy spectacle, for all knew the cause of his demise.

The Church had learnt, not at the end but at the beginning of her centuries, that the funeral of God is always a premature burial.

Our funeral with its black trappings and its elaborate ceremonies is the lineal descendant of a merry-making.

The funeral was a touching sight.

When her funerals are past Crowne thou a Dedication to my joyes, And thou shalt sweare each line a golden verse.

" "A nice funeral" is the most important of all desiderata, and many are the privations which the living cheerfully endure, that the dead may be interred with due respect and decorum.

The funeral was a mock funeralthe banquet a stage feast of painted fruits and empty goblets!

If Witt should lose, the national funeral of Priam Farll had been a fraudulent farce.

" MEMORIALS Two negroes were talking about a recent funeral of a member of their race, at which funeral there had been a profusion of floral tributes.

22 Metaphors for  funeral