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God's acre

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: churchyard
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was laid in rest in God's acre, with a comforting view of the river he loved so much

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1605, in the meaning defined above

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“God's acre.” The Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster Inc., https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/God%27s%20acre. Accessed 10 December 2019.

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