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Gleanings in Graveyards: A Collection of Curious Epitaphs

Gleanings in Graveyards: A Collection of Curious Epitaphs

著者： Horatio Edward Norfolk
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Interesting, witty, and unusual epitaphs found in graveyards in England, Wales, Scotland, and more. Feast on this gem: Dr. I. Letsome wrote the following for his own tombstone: "When people's ill, they comes to I, I physics, bleeds, and sweats 'em; Sometimes they live, sometimes they die; What's that to I? I. Letsome." - Summary by MamaPhish and Dr. I. LetsomeCopyright Autobiographies Genre アート 文学史・文学批評 物理学 科学
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