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lie in state |
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lie in state [for a dead body] to be on display for public mourning. The president will lie in state in the Capitol Rotunda. Mourners filed past the leader where he lay in state. lie in state to place a person's body where it can be seen by the public The President's body lay in state in the Capitol for three days and thousands walked by his coffin to pay their respects. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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she became the first woman to lie in state in the Capitol rotunda to lie in state in the Capitol until a national funeral Friday - the first of its kind since the January 1973 death of Lyndon B. For naked boys, the shimmering gauze-- I take some comfort that it comes to me so late The most alive of us can lie in state And break the rigid pattern of eternal laws. |
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