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a collectionof
CURIOUS EPITAPHS.
collated, compiled, andedited
by
HORATIO EDWARD NORFOLK,
honorarysecretary to the chelsea athenæum.
SECOND EDITION.
London:
JOHN RUSSELL SMITH, 36, SOHO SQUARE.
1861.
london
printed by p. pickton,
perry’s place, 29, oxford street.
p. iiito
ROBERT HUNT, Esq., F.R.S., F.S.S.
h.m. keeper of mining records, etc. etc.
THIS LITTLE VOLUME
isinscribed
with everyfeeling of respect
as a smalltribute of gratitude
for many actsof kindness
at hishands,
by
THE EDITOR.
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Epitaphs in England | |
Wales | |
Scotland | |
Miscellaneous |
(TO THE FIRST EDITION.)
Although this country may be behind many others in the poeticor classic character of its monumental inscriptions, it iscertainly not so in the production of Epitaphs of a curious andabsurd character. Whether it is that the British are, as anation, witty and humorous, and that they are desirous that theirpeculiarities should be recorded even in the sanctuaries of theirdead, or that they consider true records of the departedto be of little or no value, has yet to be shown. It is,however, remarkable that if we refer to the epitaphial records ofother nations, we find that they are, as a rule, noted for theirbeauty, elegance, or truth, whereas of the many graveyards inGreat