He had small Latin and less Greek, and (in the same spirit) he has never been commemorated in Latin epitaphs or Greek marble. From Wordnik.com. [All Things Considered] Reference
Instead, she managed to somewhat deftly steer the subject over to the idea of epitaphs. From Wordnik.com. [Hollywood Savage] Reference
This "derangement of epitaphs" fails to attract us. From Wordnik.com. [Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 146, April 29, 1914] Reference
In the old part of the yard were the following epitaphs. From Wordnik.com. [From John O'Groats to Land's End] Reference
Milestones with mindless epitaphs of false words: BEST and FAIREST. From Wordnik.com. [Without Consent] Reference
Among the many monuments and epitaphs in S. Paul's Cathedral, there is. From Wordnik.com. [The Life of Duty, v. 2 A year's plain sermons on the Gospels or Epistles] Reference
"You see these epitaphs, 'monster ...' 'head of the serpent ..." he said. From Wordnik.com. [Teresa Lewis' execution and the reaction to women on death row] Reference
How are these two epitaphs, with their differing dates, to be reconciled?. From Wordnik.com. [Notes and Queries, Number 30, May 25, 1850] Reference
David Garrick is the author of some very good and characteristic epitaphs. From Wordnik.com. [The International Monthly Magazine - Volume V - No II] Reference
It contains an extensive collection of rude headstones and quaint epitaphs. From Wordnik.com. [Lippincott's Magazine, Vol. 22, November, 1878 of Popular Literature and Science] Reference
The good Smart (perfect epitaphs over them all, pity they are not in rhyme). From Wordnik.com. [Yr Ynys Unyg The Lonely Island] Reference
Worn and polished by the passage of many feet, the epitaphs are entirely defaced. From Wordnik.com. [Lippincott's Magazine Of Popular Literature And Science Old Series, Vol. 36—New Series, Vol. 10, July 1885] Reference
"80 Rebels are buried in this hole" was one of the epitaphs we read and recorded. From Wordnik.com. [The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 12, No. 69, July, 1863] Reference
Abler pens than mine must write their epitaphs, and tell of their glories and heroism. From Wordnik.com. ["Co. Aytch" Maury Grays, First Tennessee Regiment or, A Side Show of the Big Show] Reference
To these might be added many an obscurer name, preserved in the quaint epitaphs of the. From Wordnik.com. [The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 12, No. 71, September, 1863] Reference
The best epitaphs, according to our notion, are generally the shortest and the plainest. From Wordnik.com. [The International Monthly Magazine - Volume V - No II] Reference
Where will you find a poetry more touching than that of these symbols and of these epitaphs?. From Wordnik.com. [The French Immortals Series — Complete] Reference
Passing on, they found many epitaphs which exhibited this tender love of departed relatives. From Wordnik.com. [The Martyr of the Catacombs A Tale of Ancient Rome] Reference
Below, it is Westbourne, a small border village in whose churchyard are two pleasing epitaphs. From Wordnik.com. [Highways & Byways in Sussex] Reference
Some distinguished men have amused themselves, while living, by inditing epitaphs for themselves. From Wordnik.com. [The International Monthly Magazine - Volume V - No II] Reference
Finely chiseled monuments and fulsome epitaphs are not to be compared with the benediction of grateful hearts. From Wordnik.com. [As I Remember Recollections of American Society during the Nineteenth Century] Reference
The sepulchral inscriptions form a most interesting series of epitaphs, in many instances most tender and affecting. From Wordnik.com. [The South of France—East Half] Reference
Besides several epitaphs, one here sees the fine gothic sepulchre of bishop Conrad of Lichtenberg, who died in 1299. From Wordnik.com. [Historical Sketch of the Cathedral of Strasburg] Reference
Bryan went down to defeat again in 1900, on this new issue, and as usual epitaphs were written over his political grave. From Wordnik.com. [New York Times Current History; The European War, Vol 2, No. 4, July, 1915 April-September, 1915] Reference
Besides the sepulchral monuments and inscriptions already mentioned we shall note the epitaphs of Erwin of Steinbach, of. From Wordnik.com. [Historical Sketch of the Cathedral of Strasburg] Reference
In the churchyard is the grave of one Ales Cressel (oddest of names), and among the epitaphs is this upon a Mr. Henty. From Wordnik.com. [Highways & Byways in Sussex] Reference
The compiler trusts that it is not an act of unreasonable presumption to publish a book of epitaphs when so many already exist. From Wordnik.com. [Quaint Epitaphs] Reference
One could prove the point in detail by taking any collection of Greek epitaphs, and that is the only way in which it can be proved. From Wordnik.com. [The Legacy of Greece Essays By: Gilbert Murray, W. R. Inge, J. Burnet, Sir T. L. Heath, D'arcy W. Thompson, Charles Singer, R. W. Livingston, A. Toynbee, A. E. Zimmern, Percy Gardner, Sir Reginald Blomfield] Reference
Fictitious inscriptions lack the charm of authenticity, which in the case of epitaphs is decidedly more desirable than imagination. From Wordnik.com. [Quaint Epitaphs] Reference
The custom arose of stating in epitaphs the exact length of a life to the very hour, for the moment of birth determined that of death. From Wordnik.com. [The Oriental Religions in Roman Paganism] Reference
There are twenty-four tombs and many graves upon whose ancient, moss-covered headstones we trace familiar names and some unusual epitaphs. From Wordnik.com. [Annals and Reminiscences of Jamaica Plain] Reference
Among the many epitaphs on his neighbours by Hayley himself, who had a special knack of mortuary verse, is this on a Felpham blacksmith. From Wordnik.com. [Highways & Byways in Sussex] Reference
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