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Автор: Eaton Arthur Wentworth Название: Funny Epitaphs ISBN: 1074379004 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781074379001 Издательство: Неизвестно Цена: 7990.00 T Наличие на складе: Невозможна поставка. Описание: This collection comprises an assortment of quaint and funny epitaphs selected from the many thousands of such from cemeteries all over the world. A unique book.Samples: From an Irish graveyard: "Here lies the body of John Smith.Had he lived till he got ashore, he would have been buried here."From an old churchyard in Plymouth, England: "Here lies the body ofThomas Vernon, The only surviving son of Admiral Vernon."From St. Philip's Churchyard, Birmingham, England: "Died on the 14th inst., Henry Wilkins Glyn, aged 3 days and 7 hours, After a long and painful illness, which he bore with Christian fortitude, this youthful martyr departed to his rest."From a graveyard in Salisbury, England: "Here lies me and my three daughters, Brought here by using seidlitz waters. If we had stuck to Epsom salts, We wouldn't have been in these here vaults." From Portland, Oregon: "Beneath this stone our baby lies, It neither cries nor hollers, It lived but one and twenty days And cost us forty dollars."From a London churchyard: "Here lies William Smith, And what is somewhat rarish, He was born, bred and Hanged in this parish.In Nova Scotia: "A bird, a man, a loaded gun, No bird, dead man. Thy will be done."
Автор: Eaton Arthur Wentworth Название: The Lotus of the Nile: And Other Poems (Classic Reprint) ISBN: 1331164893 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781331164890 Издательство: Неизвестно Цена: 8800.00 T Наличие на складе: Невозможна поставка. Описание: Excerpt from The Lotus of the Nile: And Other Poems About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
