As one eulogy at the time had it: May his wrongs all there be righted And the poor man's frame be made whole: And his life, that here was blighted Add happiness there to his soul.
Not only did Gilliam knock over the urn, sending dust everywhere, but after it had been righted it began talking-or rattling, from within, answering questions with one knock or two.
During the last few weeks, the market has occasionally been knocked lower by disappointing economic readings, particularly on consumers' discretionary spending, but it has ultimately righted itself amid signs that the credit markets were improving.
For a change, his name sat atop the leader board, and the golf world seemed to have finally righted itself.
At the end of August Folly all wrongs have been righted, Hippolytus plays to a packed house and young lovers have been reconciled and reunited.
But he has declined to quit his dual role, insisting that the problems have been righted and that the financial group expects significantly higher profit this year.
Just as important, the American people need to believe that a thorough investigation has been conducted; that our judicial system has been fair to all, regardless of wealth and power; and that wrongs have been righted.
After nearly six decades much of the anger in America has dissipated and many wrongs have been righted, but the truth that Parks captured with his camera, his chronicle of suffering and redemption, of courage in the face of appalling injustice, still possesses an unsettling power.
The Academy might have just righted history in one fell swoop, especially if Lee goes on to win.
The Commerce-based company seems to have finally righted itself after a poorly executed expansion in Florida helped depress earnings in the late-1990s.
The irregular heartbeat was quickly diagnosed; soon afterwards, Nicky Henderson, trainer of the eight-year-old, a winner at the Cheltenham, Aintree and Punchestown Festivals last year, announced that it had righted itself.
