The Epitaph
Here rests his head upon the lap of Earth
A youth to Fortune and to Fame unknown.
Fair Science frowned not on his humble birth,
And Melacholy marked him for her own.
Large was his bounty, and his soul sincere,
Heaven did a recompense as largely send:
He gave to Misery all he had, a tear,
He gained from Heaven ('twas all he wish'd) a friend.
No farther seek his merits to disclose,
Or draw his frailties from their dread abode
(There they alike in trembling hope repose),
The bosom of his Father and his God.
By Thomas Gray (1716-71).
The best!
What more would one desire?.. 🙂 :'(:'(
Originally posted by mikelomAs you now are, I once was,
The Epitaph
Here rests his head upon the lap of Earth
A youth to Fortune and to Fame unknown.
Fair Science frowned not on his humble birth,
And Melacholy marked him for her own.
Large was his bounty, and his soul sincere,
Heaven did a recompense as largely send:
He gave to Misery all he had, a tear,
He gained from Heaven ('twas all he wish'd) a f ...[text shortened]... d.
By Thomas Gray (1716-71).
The best!
What more would one desire?.. 🙂 :'(:'(
And as I am now, you will soon be.
(as seen in the bone art thing in Rome)
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Originally posted by TyrannosauruschexOn Spike Milligan's headstone it reads "I told you I was ill". However, the inscription had to be written in Gaelic in order for it to be approved by the Chichester Diocese
I want just a simple sentence for my epitah.
"I'll be back..."
And, also, I want to have a special electronic sensor hidden in the gravestone so that as people turn to leave it plays a recording of me going ha ha haaaaa - that should be a good laugh.
