A Collection of Epitaphs and Monumental Inscriptions: On the Most Illustrious Persons of All Ages and CountriesSimpkin, Marshall, & Company, 1857 - 517 էջ |
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... departed in Greek or Hebrew , and by that means are not under- stood once a twelvemonth . " It is said that the Italian epitaphs are often more extravagant than those of other countries , as the nation is more given to com- pliment and ...
... departed in Greek or Hebrew , and by that means are not under- stood once a twelvemonth . " It is said that the Italian epitaphs are often more extravagant than those of other countries , as the nation is more given to com- pliment and ...
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... departed this life at Clyfton , the 21st of January , 1636. " Above the inscription are the imperial arms proper of the empire of Greece - an eagle displayed with two heads , the two legs resting upon two gates ; the impe- rial crown ...
... departed this life at Clyfton , the 21st of January , 1636. " Above the inscription are the imperial arms proper of the empire of Greece - an eagle displayed with two heads , the two legs resting upon two gates ; the impe- rial crown ...
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... buried Prince Arthur , the first begotten sonne of the right renowned King Henry the Seaventh , which noble prince departed out of this transitory life , at the castle of Ludlow , the seaventeenth yeare of 21 SOVEREIGNS , ETC.
... buried Prince Arthur , the first begotten sonne of the right renowned King Henry the Seaventh , which noble prince departed out of this transitory life , at the castle of Ludlow , the seaventeenth yeare of 21 SOVEREIGNS , ETC.
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... departed worth . The tablet itself has been placed upon a pillar nine feet high , upon the various faces of which are the following inscriptions : — " Sacred to the memory of MoNS . BELLOT , Lieutenant in the French Navy , and Chevalier ...
... departed worth . The tablet itself has been placed upon a pillar nine feet high , upon the various faces of which are the following inscriptions : — " Sacred to the memory of MoNS . BELLOT , Lieutenant in the French Navy , and Chevalier ...
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... Departed this life 26th July , 1674 . Within this marble monument doth lie Approved faith , Honour , and Loyalty ; In this cold clay He has now taken up his Station , Who once preserved the Church , the Crown , and Nation . When Charles ...
... Departed this life 26th July , 1674 . Within this marble monument doth lie Approved faith , Honour , and Loyalty ; In this cold clay He has now taken up his Station , Who once preserved the Church , the Crown , and Nation . When Charles ...
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A Collection of Epitaphs and Monumental Inscriptions: On the Most ... Silvester Tissington Ամբողջությամբ դիտվող - 1857 |
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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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Էջ 322 - 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.
Էջ 248 - Is it well with thee ? is it well with thy husband ? is it well with the child ? And she answered, It is well.
Էջ 258 - 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...
Էջ 311 - 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!
Էջ xv - 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.
Էջ 461 - For modes of faith let graceless zealots fight; His can't be wrong whose life is in the right...
Էջ 255 - 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.
Էջ 134 - 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...
Էջ 251 - 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!
Էջ 385 - 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.