Curious EpitaphsGood Press, 2019 M12 6 - 982 páginas "Curious Epitaphs" by various by William Andrews is a collection of epitaphs left on the gravestones of various people from all walks of life. From the amusing to the peculiar, Andrews has compiled this collection to entertain readers and honor the memories of the men and women who are immortalized by these words. Businessmen, actors, soldiers, artists, and more are all represented in these pages. |
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... character , nor highly poetical , but they display the whims and oddities of men . We will first present a few relating to the watch and clock - making trade . The first specimen is from Lydford churchyard , on the borders of Dartmoor ...
... character , nor highly poetical , but they display the whims and oddities of men . We will first present a few relating to the watch and clock - making trade . The first specimen is from Lydford churchyard , on the borders of Dartmoor ...
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... characters on the upper face . The tops of the upright iron railings which surround the tomb have been gilt , and the restored inscription runs as follows : - In memory of Mr. JOHN HARRISON , late of Red Lion - square , London ...
... characters on the upper face . The tops of the upright iron railings which surround the tomb have been gilt , and the restored inscription runs as follows : - In memory of Mr. JOHN HARRISON , late of Red Lion - square , London ...
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... character : - Good passenger , one moment stay , And contemplate this heap of clay ; ' Tis LACKINGTON that claims a pause , Who strove with death , but lost his cause : A stranger genius ne'er need be Than many a merry year was he ...
... character : - Good passenger , one moment stay , And contemplate this heap of clay ; ' Tis LACKINGTON that claims a pause , Who strove with death , but lost his cause : A stranger genius ne'er need be Than many a merry year was he ...
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... Character sustains . In seventy - one revolving Years He sow'd no Seeds of Strife ; With Ax and Saw , Line , Rule and Square , employed his careful life . But Death who view'd his peaceful Lot His Tree of Life assail'd His Grave was ...
... Character sustains . In seventy - one revolving Years He sow'd no Seeds of Strife ; With Ax and Saw , Line , Rule and Square , employed his careful life . But Death who view'd his peaceful Lot His Tree of Life assail'd His Grave was ...
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... character he did not lack it , And if he did - ' twere shame to Black it ! The following lines are on a cobbler : — Death at a cobbler's door oft made a stand , But always found him on the mending hand ; At length Death came , in very ...
... character he did not lack it , And if he did - ' twere shame to Black it ! The following lines are on a cobbler : — Death at a cobbler's door oft made a stand , But always found him on the mending hand ; At length Death came , in very ...
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Typographical Epitaphs | |
Good and Faithful Servants | |
Curious Epitaphs | |
Epitaphs on Musicians and Actors | |
Old Cookery | |
Epitaphs on Sportsmen | |
Bacchanalian Epitaphs | |
Epitaphs on Parish Clerks and Sextons | |
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Anno Domini Barwick-in-Elmet bearing the following Beneath this stone bless'd blest Blidworth born Braddan burial-ground buried Cathedral Cave chimney money Christ Church churchyard clay death December departed Derbyshire died doth dust earth erected faithful fame famous Farewell following epitaph following inscription following lines Franklin friends Gaskoin George George Cruikshank grave gravestone graveyard head heart Heaven honest honour hope Hudibras Hull inscribed interred James JAMES QUIN JOHN MACBETH JOHN SPONG King King of Northumbria laid lies the body lived London Lord lyeth Mary memory of JOHN memory of THOMAS memory of WILLIAM monument mortal native ne'er o'er parish clerk Phoebe Hessel placed poet poor printer Queen Reader remains remembrance rest royal Sacred Samuel Sarah says servant sleep soldier soul Stoney Middleton Sunderland Point Table of Contents tablet tear thee thou tomb tombstone Twas wife WILLIAM HOGARTH Worcestershire worms Yorkshire