"Here lies Suzannah Ensign,
Lord, she is thin."
Showing posts with label epitaph. Show all posts
Showing posts with label epitaph. Show all posts
Tuesday, November 30, 2010
A Cemetery Inscription in Cooperstown, New York
It is believed that the inscription on this grave in Cooperstown, New York, was intended to be a religious statement; "thine" instead of "thin."
Thursday, September 23, 2010
A Gravestone Inscription in Atlanta, Georgia
On a gravestone in Atlanta, Georgia: "Gone, but not forgiven."
Thursday, June 3, 2010
A Telling Gravestone
In Ribbesford, England, there is a grave marker in the town cemetery for a woman named Anna Wallace. Ribbesford is a tiny village (2001 population: 237) in northern England in Worcester.
"The children of Israel wanted bread, and the Lord gave them manna; Old clerk Wallace wanted a wife, and the Devil gave him Anna."
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