Chronicles of the Tombs: A Select Collection of Epitaphs, Preceded by an Essay on Epitaphs and Other Monumental Inscriptions, with Incidental Observations on Sepulchral AntiquitiesG. Bell & sons, 1902 - 529 pages |
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... thine infant son . Thou , cut off in manhood's bloom , Hast achiev'd a speaking tomb , And a glorious seat on high , With the souls that never die . He shall live , a citizen , Worshipp'd by his fellow men , Who in him will glory take ...
... thine infant son . Thou , cut off in manhood's bloom , Hast achiev'd a speaking tomb , And a glorious seat on high , With the souls that never die . He shall live , a citizen , Worshipp'd by his fellow men , Who in him will glory take ...
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... thine ! 2 See Works , vol . iv . p . 679. Also vol . viii . p . 555-656 . The numerous Inscriptions written by the learned Doctor , will be found in vol . iv . p . 559-67 € , and Illustrations of the same , p . 677-718 . thoughts upon ...
... thine ! 2 See Works , vol . iv . p . 679. Also vol . viii . p . 555-656 . The numerous Inscriptions written by the learned Doctor , will be found in vol . iv . p . 559-67 € , and Illustrations of the same , p . 677-718 . thoughts upon ...
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... thine eyne . This is no stranger's face , the phes namey is thine . At Higham Ferrers : - WILLIAM CHICHELE AND BEATRIX HIS WIFE . Such as ye be such was we , such as we bee such shall ye bee . Lerneth to deye that is the lawe . That ...
... thine eyne . This is no stranger's face , the phes namey is thine . At Higham Ferrers : - WILLIAM CHICHELE AND BEATRIX HIS WIFE . Such as ye be such was we , such as we bee such shall ye bee . Lerneth to deye that is the lawe . That ...
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... thine . Miserere nostri Domine . Parce nobis Domine . Domine miserere . O Lord have mercy upon me . Cujus anime propicietur Deus , Amen . On whose soul God have mercy , Amen . Mors omnia vincit . Omnibus mors decreta est . Mors omnibus ...
... thine . Miserere nostri Domine . Parce nobis Domine . Domine miserere . O Lord have mercy upon me . Cujus anime propicietur Deus , Amen . On whose soul God have mercy , Amen . Mors omnia vincit . Omnibus mors decreta est . Mors omnibus ...
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... thine Eye bedew this sad urn , Each drop a Pearl will turn To adorn his Tomb of , if thou canst not vent , Thou bringst more Marble to his monument . How absurdly laudatory is the following effusion , to be found at Danby Dale ( ob ...
... thine Eye bedew this sad urn , Each drop a Pearl will turn To adorn his Tomb of , if thou canst not vent , Thou bringst more Marble to his monument . How absurdly laudatory is the following effusion , to be found at Danby Dale ( ob ...
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Page 472 - E'en while with us thy footsteps trod, His seal was on thy brow. Dust to its narrow house beneath ! Soul to its place on high ! They that have seen thy look in death, No more may fear to die.
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Page 403 - Thou art gone to the grave, but we will not deplore thee, Though sorrows and darkness encompass the tomb ; The Saviour has passed through its portals before thee, And the lamp of his love is thy guide through the gloom.