Nor is surcease of sorrow thus brought to the man to whom has come a bereavement, or a succession of Bereavements, which makes him feel that all the glory and joy of life, its friendship and love and hope, have gone down into the grave, so that he can say, Three dead men have I loved, And thou wert last of the three.
"Friendship"
Hugh Black
When Owen reached the carpenter's, there were several people there; some, standing moodily brooding over recent Bereavements; others, spoke in low whispers, as if fearful of disturbing the silence; but all were sorrow-struck and sad.
"St. Patrick's Eve"
Charles James Lever
It could not be said that in three weeks he forgot Alice, or had begun to forget her; but he had begun to reconcile himself to his fate, as people do in their Bereavements by death.
"April Hopes"
William Dean Howells Last Updated: February 27, 2009