A collection of epitaphs and monumental inscriptions, ancient and modern, with an emblematical frontispiece - Softcover

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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1822 Excerpt: ...last great day shall rear The spotless innocence that sleepeth here. ON EDWARD BELL, Who died, 8th July, 1736; aged 16 years. Cropt in his blooming age; if we by grace His time compute, he liv'd but a short space. Dead whilst alive, in dying life begins, Short race of life--but what--a crown he wins! IA sin, him death attacks, but grace steps in And makes him triumph over death and sin; Thus by Christ's death, in death he's made to cry, "Death where's thy sting?" "Grave where's thy victory?' ON MARY LAWSON, Of Milton, Aged 7 years. Like flow'rs that open with the morning sun And die away before one course is run; So blow'd this flow'r and promised much delight, But, oh! she wither'd with the shades of night; Transplanted now behold she ever shines In better soil and far more happy climes. ON CHARLES BELL, Who died, April 20,1774; aged 23 years. Behold a man lies mould'ring in this tomb, A youth nipt off just rip'ning into bloom; But yet grieve not at my departed breath, The paths of life lie thro' the gates of death; All meaner things let Heav'n-born souls despise, And soar extatic to their native skies. In the Choir is this Inscription:--Hie jacet ille cinis, qui modo Lawson erat. Even such is time which takes in trust, Our youth and joys and all we have, And pays us but with age and dust, Within the dark and silent grave: When we have wand'red all our ways, Shuts up the story of our days; And from which earth and grave, and dust, The Lord will raise me up I trust. JVilfridus Lawson, Miles, obitt. 16; die. Apr. anno. Aetatis, suce 87,--Annoque salutis 1632. On a tombstone on the south side of the Chancel: GEORGE CRAGG, Of Prior-Hall, gent. Wrho faithfully served Queen Elizabeth, King James, Prince Henry, and Charles King of England, 1626. A ...

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