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Hearse

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A hearse is a large vehicle, originally a horse carriage but later with the introduction of motor vehicles, a car, used to carry the body of a deceased person in a casket at a funeral, wake, or graveside service. They range from deliberately anonymous vehicles to heavily decorated vehicles.

Quotes

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  • On all the line a sudden vengeance waits,
    And frequent herses shall besiege your gates.
    • Alexander Pope, "Elegy to the Memory of an Unfortunate Lady" (1717; revised 1720)
  • Not even your Britain's groans can pierce
    The leaden silence of your hearse.
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