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Here Delia's buried at fourscore; When young, a lewd rapacious Whore, Vain and expensive; but when old, A pious, sordid, drunken Scold.

Here lies John Hill, a man of skill. His age was five times ten, he ne'er did good, nor ever would, had he lived as long again.

Here lyeth wrapped in clay, the body of Ester Wray: I have no more to say, except bless the day, she went away 3rd May 1872.

Captain Thomas Coffin, died 1842, age 50 years. He's done a-catching cod and gone to meet his God.

It is so soon that I am done for, I wonder what I was begun for.

Here lies Barnard Lightfoot Who was accidentally killed in the 45th year of his age. This monument was erected by his grateful family.

The wedding-day appointed was, and wedding clothes provided, before the nuptial day, alas! He sickened and he die did.

Here lies Joseph Trowlup, who made yon stones roll up: when death took his soul up, his body filled this hole up.

Pray for me, old Thomas Dunn, but if you don't, tis all one.

Here lies my wife a sad slatterned shrew. If I said I regretted her, I should lie too.

She was in health at 11.30 A. M. – And left for Heaven at 3.30 P. M.

On the four husbands of Ivy Saunders: Here lies my husbands 1 – 2 – 3. As still as men could ever be. As for the fourth: Praise be to God He still abides above the sod: Abel, Seth and Leidy were the first 3 names and to make things tidy I'll add his – James.

Here lies the body of Jonathan Tilton, whose friends reduced him to a skeleton. They robbed him out of all he had And now rejoice that he is dead.

"Lord, thy grace is free, — why not for me?"

And the Lord answered and said, — "Because thy debts aint paid I”

Here lie Walker's particles.

Life is a jest, and all things show it; I thought so once and now I know it.

The winter snow congealed his form, but now we know our Uncle’s warm.

My candle burns at both ends, – It will not last the night, – But Oh, my foes, – And Ah, my friends, – It gives a lovely light

The manner of her death was thus; She was druv over by a Bus.

Rest In Peace Cousin Huet – We all know you didn't do it