Both Uses of
mortality
in
The Iliad by Homer - (translated by: Pope)
- He, far thy better, was foredoom'd to die, And thou, dost thou bewail mortality?†
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- and understand Thou ow'st thy guidance to no mortal hand: Hermes I am, descended from above, The king of arts, the messenger of Jove, Farewell: to shun Achilles' sight I fly; Uncommon are such favours of the sky, Nor stand confess'd to frail mortality.†
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Definition:
the quality of being mortal (subject to death)
or:
death rate -- often given per 1,000 people per year
or:
death rate -- often given per 1,000 people per year