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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... lost its tone, Its shrill and thrilling sounds are gone; My valves are now thrown open wide; My flanges all refuse to guide, My clacks also, though once so strong, Refuse to aid the busy throng: No more I feel each urging breath; My ...
... lost its tone, Its shrill and thrilling sounds are gone; My valves are now thrown open wide; My flanges all refuse to guide, My clacks also, though once so strong, Refuse to aid the busy throng: No more I feel each urging breath; My ...
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... lost my friend , which put an end To all my interest there . To land I came as ' twere by chance , At twenty then I taught to dance , And yet unsettled in my mind , To something else I was inclined ; At twenty - five laid dancing down ...
... lost my friend , which put an end To all my interest there . To land I came as ' twere by chance , At twenty then I taught to dance , And yet unsettled in my mind , To something else I was inclined ; At twenty - five laid dancing down ...
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... lost their wind ; My fire's extinct , my forge decayed , And in the dust my vice is laid . My coal is spent , my iron's gone , My nails are drove , my work is done ; My fire - dried corpse lies here at rest , And , smoke - like , soars ...
... lost their wind ; My fire's extinct , my forge decayed , And in the dust my vice is laid . My coal is spent , my iron's gone , My nails are drove , my work is done ; My fire - dried corpse lies here at rest , And , smoke - like , soars ...
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... lost his awl , -Death gave his last , And buried in oblivion all the past . Respecting Robert Gray , a correspondent writes : He was a native of Taunton , and at an early age he lost his parents , and went to London to seek his fortune ...
... lost his awl , -Death gave his last , And buried in oblivion all the past . Respecting Robert Gray , a correspondent writes : He was a native of Taunton , and at an early age he lost his parents , and went to London to seek his fortune ...
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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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Términos y frases comunes
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