Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-11-18

Inc OlueT DuBStI.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. Observation-Disclosures.
There are powerful examples of invective
to be met with in epitaphs says Mr.. Tay-
lor, and he notes the arraignment Of
Francis Charters, by Dr. Arbuthnot.
which concludes with the words;
WHO with an inhexible constancy and
inimitable uniformity of life Persisted in
Spite of Age and Inhrmity, In the prac-
tice of every human vice.
Here is the epitaph written for Dean
Swift. who was himself past master in
the art of invective:
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Here lies one Swift. one Harley's
master tool,
Spendthrift or wit who died at
length a fool,
Who for his jest ne'er spared or
friends or foes;
He's gone-but where-the Lord Of
oxford knows
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. ......-..s......ss
Here is another uncompllmentary cpl
taph;
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
Here lies Sir John Bridgman, clad
God said to the Devil, "sirrah,
take him away.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
An unfeeling epitaph is this:
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whether he laughed whether he
cried.
Nobody smiled. nobody sighed.
Where he is and how he fares,
Nobody knows and nobody cares
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The Black Prince in Canterbury Cathe-
dral laments his past greatness and com
plains:
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My beautye great is all quite
Ny flesh is wasted to the bone;
: My house is narrow now and
Nothing but truth comes from
my tongue
And if We should see NEE this
I do NOT think but We wolde sage,
That / had never beene man,
So moche altered move l am.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. Observation-Disclosures.
Here are the pitiful lines quoted by Ma
thaniel Hawthorne:
Observation-Disclosures. ...'.''''.'''''''s
Poorly lived poorly died,
Poorly buried, and nobody cried.
Observation-Disclosures. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
This doggerel is both pathetic and jo-
cose and tells how
"Hic facet Tom Shorthose. sine
tomb. sine sheets. sine riches
Out viXit sine gown, sine cloak,
sine shirt sine britches.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
The epitaph Of Lady OLooney said that
She was DiiHu, p'SSioi''.'J anu -. 10y
religious. Also she painted in water col
ors and sent several pictures to the eX-
bibftion She was first cousin TO Lady
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q, 1900. ,,,,1 ,,.t,- a., i.ft.
years ''i'S WY ''e en-
.,rbo railing world turn'd poet.
made ri play.
came to see il, disliked and went
away"
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Observation-Disclosures.
Here lie without the walls.
p.co,tee there is no room within.
They kept such brawls;
Here lie and have no rent 10 10 pay
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nor KIND s......t
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