I fear the wit who called the engine-room a Whited sepulchre had some smack of truth in him.
"An Ocean Tramp"
William McFee
It has the largest place of any of them, with a town-hall of imposing appearance, but something of a Whited sepulchre for all that.
"Leaves from a Field Note-Book"
J. H. Morgan
You shall keep your outside to the world three days longer, you Whited sepulchre; but if you want to know, I think the best thing that could happen to you on your way home would be a good railroad accident.
"The Quality of Mercy"
W. D. Howells