“Death loves a shining mark, a signal blow.”

— Edward Young , Night-Thoughts

Source: Night-Thoughts (1742–1745), Night V, Line 1011.

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English poet 1683–1765

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At fairer marks.”

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Other skies be just as blue;
Other south winds blow as softly,
Gently drinking up the dew.”

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“Loss and Possession, Death and Life are one.
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“One goes down to death, and it leaves a mark on one forever.”

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On death and the nightly resurrection of the slain on Valhal, Ch. 2
Space Chantey (1968)
Context: Death is for a long time. Those of shallow thought say that it is forever. There is, at least, a long night of it. There is the forgetfulness and the loss of identity. The spirit, even as the body, is unstrung and burst and scattered. One goes down to death, and it leaves a mark on one forever.

“A death-blow is a life-blow to some
Who, till they died, did not alive become;
Who, had they lived, had died, but when
They died, vitality begun.”

Emily Dickinson (1830–1886) American poet

Time and Eternity, p. 204
Collected Poems (1993)

“There's a light
There's a fire shining
Day and night
It came burning through
Shine on me
Shine on down you keep me
High and dry
I'm in love with you”

Steve Forbert (1954) American singer-songwriter

I'm in Love With You
Song lyrics, Jackrabbit Slim (1979)

“Death loves a shining mark, a signal blow.”

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