A Collection of Epitaphs and Monumental Inscriptions: On the Most Illustrious Persons of All Ages and CountriesSimpkin, Marshall, & Company, 1857 - 517 psl. |
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... once said , " Some monuments are covered with such extraordinary epitaphs , that if it were possible for the dead person to become acquainted with them , he would blush at the praises which his friends have bestowed upon him . There are ...
... once said , " Some monuments are covered with such extraordinary epitaphs , that if it were possible for the dead person to become acquainted with them , he would blush at the praises which his friends have bestowed upon him . There are ...
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... Once , by its rank , its form , designed A monarch , —an immortal mind : But , with some view man cannot sift , High Heav'n withdrew the tendered gift , And with a ban - O ! doubtless , right- Condemned him ne'er to see the light ! No ...
... Once , by its rank , its form , designed A monarch , —an immortal mind : But , with some view man cannot sift , High Heav'n withdrew the tendered gift , And with a ban - O ! doubtless , right- Condemned him ne'er to see the light ! No ...
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... once happy wife inscribes this marble , An unequal testimony of his worth , * And of her affection . " On General LAWRENCE , memorable for his conquests in India , and for his clemency to the vanquished . In- scribed on a monument ...
... once happy wife inscribes this marble , An unequal testimony of his worth , * And of her affection . " On General LAWRENCE , memorable for his conquests in India , and for his clemency to the vanquished . In- scribed on a monument ...
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... round him blend , Ambitious once the hero to befriend , That on the Gaulish tyrant vengeance hurl'd , The soul of Britain , Europe , and the world . " Inscription on a tablet in Langley church , Derby- shire 56 EPITAPHS , ETC.
... round him blend , Ambitious once the hero to befriend , That on the Gaulish tyrant vengeance hurl'd , The soul of Britain , Europe , and the world . " Inscription on a tablet in Langley church , Derby- shire 56 EPITAPHS , ETC.
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... once preserved the Church , the Crown , and Nation . When Charles the Great was nothing but a Breath , This valiant soul stept in ' twixt him and Death : Usurper's threats , nor tyrant's Rebel frown Could not affright his duty to the ...
... once preserved the Church , the Crown , and Nation . When Charles the Great was nothing but a Breath , This valiant soul stept in ' twixt him and Death : Usurper's threats , nor tyrant's Rebel frown Could not affright his duty to the ...
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A Collection of Epitaphs and Monumental Inscriptions– On the Most ... Silvester Tissington Visos knygos peržiūra - 1857 |
A Collection of Epitaphs and Monumental Inscriptions, on the Most ... Silvester Tissington Peržiūra negalima - 2016 |
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aged Alexander Pope Anno Domini Bath Abbey bearing the following beauty beloved Ben Jonson beneath blessed blest born Bremhill Captain celebrated chapel Charles Christ church churchyard daughter DAVID GARRICK dead dear death Derbyshire died A.D. divine dust Earl earth Elizabeth epitaph erected faith fame father following epitaph following inscription gentle GEORGE GEORGE FREDERICK HANDEL glory grace grave grief hath heart heaven Henry honour husband inscribed interred Ipswich JAMES JOHN John Milton King Lady Latin lies the body liv'd lived London Lord Lord Byron Lord Eldon lov'd lyeth marble MARY MATTHEW PRIOR memory monument mortal mother o'er parish peace pedestal poet poor Queen Reader remains rest ROBERT sacred sleep sorrow soul stone Suffolk sweet tablet tear thee thine THOMAS thou tomb tombstone virtues weep Westminster Abbey wife WILLIAM Wirksworth Worlingworth written youth
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322 psl. - Yet the work itself shall not be lost, For it will (as he believed) appear once more In a new and more beautiful edition Corrected and amended, by The Author.
248 psl. - Is it well with thee ? is it well with thy husband ? is it well with the child ? And she answered, It is well.
258 psl. - Father of light and life, thou Good Supreme ! O teach me what is good ; teach me Thyself! Save me from folly, vanity, and vice, From every low pursuit; and feed my soul With knowledge, conscious peace, and virtue pure; Sacred, substantial, never-fading bliss...
311 psl. - The eclipse of Nature spreads my pall, The majesty of darkness shall Receive my parting ghost! This spirit shall return to Him Who gave its heavenly spark; Yet think not, Sun, it shall be dim When thou thyself art dark! No! it shall live again, and shine In bliss unknown to beams of thine, By Him recalled to breath, Who captive led captivity, Who robbed the grave of victory, And took the sting from death!
xv psl. - When I look upon the tombs of the great, every emotion of envy dies within me ; when I read the epitaphs of the beautiful, every inordinate desire goes out ; when I meet with the grief of parents upon a tombstone, my heart melts with compassion ; when I see the tomb of the parents themselves, I consider the vanity of grieving for those whom we must quickly follow.
461 psl. - For modes of faith let graceless zealots fight; His can't be wrong whose life is in the right...
255 psl. - The cloud-capt towers, the gorgeous palaces, The solemn temples, the great globe itself; * Yea, all which it inherit, shall dissolve, And, like the baseless fabric of a vision, Leave not a wreck behind.
134 psl. - E'en from the grave thou shalt have power to charm. Bid them be chaste, be innocent, like thee; Bid them in duty's sphere as meekly move; And if so fair, from vanity as free, As firm in friendship, and as fond in love, — Tell them...
251 psl. - Or like the sun, or like the shade, Or like the gourd which Jonas had; Even such is man, whose thread is spun, Drawn out, and cut, and so is done. The rose withers, the blossom blasteth, The flower fades, the morning hasteth, The sun sets, the shadow flies, The gourd consumes, and man — he dies!
385 psl. - HERE WAS BURIED THOMAS JEFFERSON AUTHOR OF THE DECLARATION OF AMERICAN INDEPENDENCE, OF THE STATUTE OF VIRGINIA FOR RELIGIOUS FREEDOM, AND FATHER OF THE UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA: because by these, as testimonials that I have lived, I wish most to be remembered.