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Under this stone Lies Billy Joe Bob Stealing chickens Was his last job

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"May ye be in heaven an hour before the devil knows you're dead"

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Learn the living from the dead, how easy breaks life's tender thread

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Rich born, rich bred, yet Fate adverse, his wealth and fortune did reverse. He lived and died immensely poor, July the tenth aged ninety-four.

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Here lies the body of Hannah Thurber. Once she talked none could curb her. Three husbands had she; all are dead. They died of earache, so ‘tis said!

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G. Winch, the brewer, lies buried here. In life he was both hale and stout. Death brought him to his bitter bier. Now in heaven he hops about.

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Here lies a man never beat by a plan, straight was his aim and sure of his game, never was a lover but invented a revolver.

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Elizabeth McFadden, wife of David P. Read. Died Feb. 28, 1859, in her 47th year. She never done a thing to displeas her husband.

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Entombed within this vault a lawyer lies, who, fame assureth us was just and wise, an able advocate and honest too; that's wondrous strange, indeed, if it be true.

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WILLIAM WILSON – Here Lieth W.W., who never more will, trouble you, trouble you.

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Samuel Gardner was blind in one eye and in a moment of confusion he stepped out of a receiving and discharging door in one of the warehouses into the ineffable glories of the celestial sphere.

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Here lies Dead Tom

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

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This is what I expected, but not so soon.

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Here lies one who never lied before. And one who never will lie More. To which there need be no More said.

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John Summer – An English Teacher who Could not only Spell the word "Epitaph" correctly, But also knew what it means.

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Here lies the body of Richard Thomas, an Englishman by birth, a Whig of '76 – a Cooper by trade, now food for worms. Like an old rum puncheon whose staves are all marked and numbered he will be raised and put together again by his Maker.

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“Don’t Try”

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Ebenezer Dockwood aged forty seven. A miser and a hypocrite and never went to Heaven.

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Thorp’s Corpse

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Here lies the body of poor Aunt Charlotte. Born a virgin, died a harlot. For 16 years she kept her virginity, a damn'd long time for this vicinity.

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