Author: Epitaph Page 18

She lived with her husband for 50 years, and died in the confident hope of a better life.

Here lies Dodge, who dodged all good, and dodged a deal of evil. But after dodging all he could, he could not dodge the devil.

Fhebe Sprague. – In the sixteenth year of her age, – Natively quick and spry – As all young people be, – When God commands them down to dust, – How quick they drop you see.

She loved me and my grandchildren reverenced her. She bathed my feet and kept my socks well darned.

At length a grave spots for him provided, where all through him so many of us died did.

Father and Mother and I choose to be buried asunder. Father and Mother here, and I buried yonder.

Here Lies Jane Smith Wife of Thomas Smith Marble Cutter: This monument erected by her husband as a tribute to her memory and a specimen of his work. Monuments of this style are two hundred and fifty dollars.

Beneath this stone our baby lies, it neither cries nor hollers, It lived but one and twenty days, and cost us forty dollars.

He got a fish-bone in his throat and then he sang an angel's note.

Charlie was a chemist, but Charlie is no more. What Charlie thought was H20 was H2SO4.

Fear God, keep His Commandments, Don't attempt to climb up in a tree That's what caused the death of me!

Here lies Suzannah Ensign; Lord she is thin

Gone Underground For Good

Here lies Gilles. He used no net, Knew no fear. He made a misstep And wound up here

Here lies poor Ned Pardon, from misery freed, Who long was a bookseller's hack; He led such a damnable life in this world, I don't think he'll ever come back.

Here beneath this stone we lie, back to back my wife and I, And when the angels trump shall trill, If she gets up then I'll lie still!

I don’t want to talk about it now.

Here lies an honest lawyer – and that is Strange.

Rodney Dangerfield – There Goes The Neighborhood

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