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Mortal coil" is a poetic term for the troubles of daily life and the strife and suffering of the world. It is used in the sense of a burden to be carried or abandoned. To "shuffle off this mortal coil" is to die, exemplified in the "To be, or not to be" soliloquy in Shakespeare's Hamlet.
This Mortal Coil were a British music collective led by Ivo Watts-Russell, founder of the British record label 4AD. [5] Although Watts-Russell and John Fryer were the only two official members, the band's recorded output featured a large rotating cast of supporting artists, many of whom were otherwise associated with 4AD, including members of Cocteau Twins, Pixies and Dead Can Dance. [6]
Shuffle off this mortal coil [1] To die Humorous, Literary [2] From the To be, or not to be soliloquy from Shakespeare's Hamlet. Six feet under [2] Dead Informal Six feet is the traditional depth of a grave Sleeping with the fishes Murdered, then disposed of in water. Slang Popularized by The Godfather: Slipped away To die peacefully Slang
Mortal coil is a quotation from Shakespeare's Hamlet. Mortal coil or this mortal coil may also refer to: Literature. Mortal Coils, a 1922 collection of short ...
When we have shuffled off this mortal coil, Must give us pause. There's the respect That makes Calamity of so long life: For who would bear the Whips and Scorns of time, The Oppressor's wrong, the proud man's contumely, [F: poore] The pangs of despised Love, the law’s delay, [F: dispriz’d] The insolence of office, and the spurns
With the help of magnets, metal detectors and magnifying lenses, investigators search for even the smallest pieces of evidence, such as fragments of molten machinery parts, match heads, glass and ...
Mortal Coils is a collection of five short fictional pieces written by Aldous Huxley, published in 1921. The book consists of three short stories , a novelette and a play . The title uses a phrase from Hamlet , Act 3, Scene 1:
Alright now! Black Sabbath’s original lineup is coming together to throw one big metal sendoff for legendary frontman Ozzy Osbourne.. Titled Back to the Beginning, the all-day charity concert ...