A select collection of epitaphs and monumental inscriptions, with anecdotes of distinguished and estraordinary personsJ. Raw, 1806 - 230 pages |
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... never possessed is poignant satire in the eyes of those who are well informed , and culpable imposition on the credulity of strangers . Complimentary Epitaphs , the effusions of courtesy , are far less estimable than those which ...
... never possessed is poignant satire in the eyes of those who are well informed , and culpable imposition on the credulity of strangers . Complimentary Epitaphs , the effusions of courtesy , are far less estimable than those which ...
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... never courted ; Nor to the Influence of Political Parties , which he never joined ; But to his Professional Merit , And the unsolicited Patronage of the Lord Chancellor Thurlow , Who , in recommending to his Majesty So profound a Lawyer ...
... never courted ; Nor to the Influence of Political Parties , which he never joined ; But to his Professional Merit , And the unsolicited Patronage of the Lord Chancellor Thurlow , Who , in recommending to his Majesty So profound a Lawyer ...
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... never knew what sickness was , and died without a groan . CHELSEA HOSPITAL . Here lies William Hiseland ; A veteran , if ever soldier was ; Who merited well a pension , If long service be a merit ; Having served upwards of the days of ...
... never knew what sickness was , and died without a groan . CHELSEA HOSPITAL . Here lies William Hiseland ; A veteran , if ever soldier was ; Who merited well a pension , If long service be a merit ; Having served upwards of the days of ...
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... never fulfill'd by his heir . Then take Matt's word for it , the sculptor is paid ; That the figure is fine , pray believe your own eye ; Yet credit but lightly what more may be said ; For we flatter ourselves and teach marble to lye ...
... never fulfill'd by his heir . Then take Matt's word for it , the sculptor is paid ; That the figure is fine , pray believe your own eye ; Yet credit but lightly what more may be said ; For we flatter ourselves and teach marble to lye ...
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... never found ; False witness at court , and fierce tempests at sea , So Matt may yet chance to be hang'd or be drown'd , If his bones lie in earth , roll in sea , fly in air , To fate we must yield , and the thing is the same ; And if ...
... never found ; False witness at court , and fierce tempests at sea , So Matt may yet chance to be hang'd or be drown'd , If his bones lie in earth , roll in sea , fly in air , To fate we must yield , and the thing is the same ; And if ...
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