It’s good to be alive, but it’s pretty eerie when one must bring it up in these passages — until the very last one.

• 1.121 and am I going to come back alive?’
• 1.123 After that there were no dwarves left alive inside,
• 4.036 and wolves being roasted slowly alive together
• 5.046 Alive without breath,
• 6.006 without trying to find out if he was alive or dead,
• 6.074 Roast ’em alive, or stew them in a pot;
• 8.056 if we never got back alive from it,’
• 8.057 we shan’t remain alive much longer anyway,’
• 8.090 the meat’s alive
• 9.069 but whether alive or dead still remains to be seen.
• 10.011 Well, are you alive or are you dead?’
• 10.015 and seemed only half alive;
• 11.010 The dragon is still alive
• 12.054 I am he that buries his friends alive
• 12.054 and draws them alive again from the water.
• 12.063 If you get off alive,
• 12.084 and this might even be one of those that were alive then,
• 12.089 and got home alive,
• 12.101 glad to be still alive,
• 14.025 had at least escaped alive;
• 15.019 whether you are alive or dead.
• 15.021 or the violent carry off while we are alive.
• 15.046 that you are alive beyond our hope.
• 18.014 Alive after all –
• 19.037 admitted to be alive again.