Note 698 — Chapter II
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Dr. McCaul remarks the occurrence of a similar expression in a pagan inscription given by Muratori, (978, 979,) as follows: D.M. in hoc tumulo jacet corpus exanimis (sic) cujus spiritus inter deos receptus est; sic enim meruit,—“In this tomb lies a lifeless body whose spirit is received among the gods, for so it deserved.”