A tract upon tomb-stones; or, suggestions for the consideration of persons intending to set up that kind of monument, by a member of the Lichfield Society for the encouragement of ecclesiastical architecture [signing himself F.E.P.].John Thomas Walters, 1843 - 25 pages |
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appearance benefit better omitted blem blessed blest bliss body Cherubs Christ's Christian Christian's grave Church-yards comfort common epitaph Communion couplet Cross dead death deceased friend deceased person departed Designs for head-stones doctrine dove durable dust earth earthly resting-place erect eternal exaggeration expression extinguished torches faith feel Flat Tombstone Flattery and lies following epitaph God's grave-stones Head Stone Heathen heaven Holy Baptism Holy Spirit hope humble humility infidels innocence inscriptions kind Lichfield living Lord lost man's Markland's mattocks and shovels mean memorial MERCY mind monuments mortal mourn objectionable offence ornament Papists perhaps pious wish Popery praise pray prayer present fashion R.GREENE.DEL reflect remem reversed or extinguished sculls and cross-bones sculptured Scythes and hour-glasses Sepulchral emblems shew SINNER sort of language soul Specimen of Flat Specimen of Head spirit spoken Stone in Stone stone-mason suppose symbol things thought thy progress tion tomb tomb-stones ugly vanity words