tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4411512782738090027.post5327188875815676500..comments2024-03-21T16:23:27.372-04:00Comments on Vermont Dead Line: EPITAPHS - The Last WordDeniseGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11445495066432664995noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4411512782738090027.post-78590922907052415462014-09-26T13:15:09.177-04:002014-09-26T13:15:09.177-04:00Thank you so much for clarifying this epitaph'...Thank you so much for clarifying this epitaph's actual words. Sometimes "I did the best I could with what I had", as frequently the facade is worn away. I am actually very happy that I collected most of these a decade or 2 ago, because many have disappeared with weathering or vandalism. DeniseGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11445495066432664995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4411512782738090027.post-42383738253763441812014-07-24T19:17:22.598-04:002014-07-24T19:17:22.598-04:00See link below for a picture which shows the epita...See link below for a picture which shows the epitaph. <br />Abia Crane (1790-1814) West Hill Cemetery, Williamstown, VT<br />It actually reads:<br />"Oh you who see me now, in deaths cold arms<br />Closing my eyes on all your worldly charm<br />Oh when my youthful mates, you chance to see<br />Warn them of death & bid them think of me"<br /><br />http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=133114432Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4411512782738090027.post-59022011064494841252013-10-13T17:14:57.945-04:002013-10-13T17:14:57.945-04:00I've always been fond of Spike Milligan's ...I've always been fond of Spike Milligan's epitaph - "I Told You I Was Sick". Another favorite can be found in Tombstone, Arizona - "Here lies the body of Lester Moore. Four shots from a .44 no less no more." But as a soldier I will always admire what is perhaps the most famous epitaph of all:<br /><br />Go tell the Spartans, stranger passing by<br />that here, obedient to their law, we lie.<br /><br /> — Simonides's epigram at Thermopylae Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12234707843987846718noreply@blogger.com