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

He was a simple man who died of complications.

Scotty… beam me up!

His faults are buried with him beneath this stone. His virtues (if he had any) are remembered by his friends.

A bird, a man, a loaded gun. No bird, dead man, thy will be done.

Until the brakes are turned on time, – Life's throttle-valve shut down. – He works to pilot in the crew – That wears the martyr's crown. – On schedule time, on upper grade – Along the homeward section. – He lands his train in God's roundhouse – The mom of resurrection. – His time is full, no wages docked, – His name on God's pay roll. – And transportation through to Heaven – A free pass for his soul.

Here lies the body of Edward Hyde. We laid him here because he died.

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.

Rebecca Freeland, 1741 – She drank good ale, good punch and wine, and lived to the age of 99.

Who lies here ? — Who do you think? 'Tis poor Will Gibson — give him a drink. Give him a drink, I'll tell you for why, when he was living, he always was dry.

I made an ash of myself

Here lies the body of Jane Gordon. With mouth almighty and teeth accordin!

Buried here beneath this clay lies gardener John Arbothnaut Jay. Now in his simpeternal home, a constant source of high-grade loam.

He has gone to the only place where his own works are excelled.

Connection reset by peer – He came, he saw, he logged out

Hedemark (1949-2001) – See You Soon

All you that please these lines to read, it will cause a tender heart to bleed, I murdered was up on the fell, and by the man I knew full well; by bread & butter which he'd laid, I, being harmless, was betray'd. I hope he will rewarded be, that laid the poison there for me.

These hillocks green and mouldering bones, these gloomy tombs and lettered stones. One admonition here supply: Reader! art thou prepared to die?

I knew if I stayed around long enough, something like this would happen

If Heaven be pleased when sinners cease to sin, if Hell be pleased when sinners enter in, if Earth be pleased when ridded of a knave, then all are pleased for Coleman’s in his grave.

A Funny Thing Happened