A Collection of Epitaphs and Monumental Inscriptions: On the Most Illustrious Persons of All Ages and CountriesSimpkin, Marshall, & Company, 1857 - 517 Seiten |
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... church , at Verona , is a monument erected by the public , to one of their Bishops : the inscription says , that there was be- tween him and his Maker , " Summa necessitudo , Summa similitudo . " Our Christian epitaphs often begin with ...
... church , at Verona , is a monument erected by the public , to one of their Bishops : the inscription says , that there was be- tween him and his Maker , " Summa necessitudo , Summa similitudo . " Our Christian epitaphs often begin with ...
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... church , now destroyed . A monu- ment to her memory is in Mayence cathedral . The inscription on the stone which covered her remains has been translated literally in the Illustrated London News , by a correspondent , and is as follows ...
... church , now destroyed . A monu- ment to her memory is in Mayence cathedral . The inscription on the stone which covered her remains has been translated literally in the Illustrated London News , by a correspondent , and is as follows ...
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... Church of St. Mary and St. Wulstan , in the cathedral of Worcester ; over his head being placed a monk's cowl , as a cover for all his sins and a passport to heaven . The effigy of king John sculptured in grey marble , which forms the ...
... Church of St. Mary and St. Wulstan , in the cathedral of Worcester ; over his head being placed a monk's cowl , as a cover for all his sins and a passport to heaven . The effigy of king John sculptured in grey marble , which forms the ...
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... church of Landulph , in the eastern extremity of Cornwall , is a small brass tablet fixed against the wall , with the following inscription : - He was the founder of Brandenburgh house , and born in 1598 : brought up in trade , he ...
... church of Landulph , in the eastern extremity of Cornwall , is a small brass tablet fixed against the wall , with the following inscription : - He was the founder of Brandenburgh house , and born in 1598 : brought up in trade , he ...
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... church , without any other ceremony than would be used for a private gentleman ; and wished that there should be no inscription on his tomb but these four words- " Hic jacet Jacobus II . " He had this so much at heart that he often ...
... church , without any other ceremony than would be used for a private gentleman ; and wished that there should be no inscription on his tomb but these four words- " Hic jacet Jacobus II . " He had this so much at heart that he often ...
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Häufige Begriffe und Wortgruppen
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
Beliebte Passagen
Seite 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.
Seite 248 - Is it well with thee ? is it well with thy husband ? is it well with the child ? And she answered, It is well.
Seite 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...
Seite 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!
Seite 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.
Seite 461 - For modes of faith let graceless zealots fight; His can't be wrong whose life is in the right...
Seite 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.
Seite 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...
Seite 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!
Seite 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.