The young gentleman, according to Fates and Destinies and such odd sayings, the Sisters Three and such branches of learning, is indeed deceased; or, as you would say in plain terms, gone to heaven.

William Shakespeare (1564-1616): The Merchant of Venice. Act ii. Sc. 2.

  Litigious terms, fat contentions, and flowing fees.

John Milton (1608-1674): Tractate of Education.