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Chris -- 2018-04-11
The database already contains a hidden eggcorn involving ‘mortal coil,’ but for those unclear about what coils have to do with mortality, this makes more sense. About 1,000 ghits, e.g.,
Certainly, to escape the mortal toil of life was the ultimate freedom (and that would come soon enough!) ...
www.madpots.com/showthread.php?threadid=14431 – 100k – Cached – Similar pages – Note this
...as children shuffle through their mortal toil must give us pause; there’s the respect that makes disapprobation come to life.
www.actuarialoutpost.com/actuarial_disc … 00861.html
Mexicans relieved the first U.S. governor of his mortal toil just a few months into his administration.
centerofgravitas.blogspot.com/2006_12_01_archive.html
Hospitals mend broken bodies, usher in new life, and provide a dignified gateway out of our mortal toil.
www.missionstatements.com/hospital_miss … ments.html
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