June 06, 2023, 06:57 PM
parabellumHere lies the body of Mary Lee
Died at the age of a hundred and three
For fifteen years she kept her virginity
Not a bad record for this vicinity
June 06, 2023, 10:34 PM
casHere lie the bones of Elizabeth Charlotte
Born a virgin, died a harlot.
She was aye a virgin at seventeen
A remarkable thing in Aberdeen.
Here lies Charlotte
She was a harlot.
For fourteen years... (etc etc)
June 07, 2023, 02:08 PM
PASigMy favorite is Benjamin Franklin's which sadly was not used on his actual grave:
The Body of
B. Franklin, Printer,
Like the Cover of an old Book,
Its Contents torn out,
And Stript of its Lettering & Gilding,
Lies here, Food for Worms.
But the Work shall not be lost,
For it will as he believ'd
appear once more
In a new and more elegant Edition
Corrected and improved
By the Author.
The actual epitaph in Philadelphia:
June 07, 2023, 03:00 PM
PrefontaineThe OP is from Tombstone.