plague-pit

The boy would guess that that must have been his mother; and yet he could never be quite certain, for she had been buried in a plague-pit with dozens of others, and he would never see her.

The Children's Book of London

Of course there are people who will tell you that Lacville is the plague-pit of Paris, but that's all nonsense!

The Chink in the Armour Marie Belloc Lowndes 1907

When the actual relics of the antique were restored to the world, in the view of the Christian ascetic it was as if an ancient plague-pit had been opened: all the world took the contagion of the life of nature and of the senses.

The Renaissance Studies in Art and Poetry Walter Pater 1866

When the actual relics of the antique were restored to the world, in the view of the Christian ascetic it was as if an ancient plague-pit had been opened.

The Renaissance: studies in art and poetry Walter Pater 1866

Why man, I might as well have her thrown into the plague-pit there, at once!

The Midnight Queen May Agnes Fleming 1860

"Lady, your life is invaluable; but as to our saving it, why, you would not have us throw you alive into the plague-pit, would you?"

The Midnight Queen May Agnes Fleming 1860

I mean "-- with a slight shudder --" are you not one of those I saw at the plague-pit?

The Midnight Queen May Agnes Fleming 1860

"She was carried to the plague-pit in her bridal-robes, jewels and lace; and, when about to be thrown in, was discovered, like Moses is the bulrushes, to be all alive."

The Midnight Queen May Agnes Fleming 1860

"Through the streets; in the pest-houses, and at the plague-pit."

The Midnight Queen May Agnes Fleming 1860

I remember Prudence screaming, and telling me I had the plague, and the unutterable horror that filled me when I heard it; and then the next thing I recollect is, being at the plague-pit, and seeing your face and his bending over me.

The Midnight Queen May Agnes Fleming 1860