The Complete Monumental Register:: Containing All the Epitaphs, Inscriptions, &c. &c. &c. in the Different Churches and Burial-grounds, in and about Calcutta; Including Those of the Burial-grounds of Howrah, Dum-dum, Barrasut, Barrackpore, Pultah, Serampore, Chandernagore, Chinsurah, and the Convent of Bandel. Together with Several Inscriptions from the Presidencies of Madras, Bombay, Isle of France, &c. to which is Added Short Sketches, Anecdotes &c. &c. Illustrative of the Public Services, General Characters, and Virtues of Th Edead [sic].P. Ferris., 1815 - 230 pages |
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... Sacred Edifice was to be erected : the first stone was laid by Mr. WHELER , with the usual ceremonies . A Prayer was read on the occasion by the Reverend W. JOHNSON , senior chaplain . On a plate of copper , grooved in the stone , is ...
... Sacred Edifice was to be erected : the first stone was laid by Mr. WHELER , with the usual ceremonies . A Prayer was read on the occasion by the Reverend W. JOHNSON , senior chaplain . On a plate of copper , grooved in the stone , is ...
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... Sacred to conjugal Affection this Moonment was erected by her disconsolate Husband . Her virtuous conduct and tender affection as a Wife are Proofs of what she would have been as a Parent , had it pleased Providence to spare her . This ...
... Sacred to conjugal Affection this Moonment was erected by her disconsolate Husband . Her virtuous conduct and tender affection as a Wife are Proofs of what she would have been as a Parent , had it pleased Providence to spare her . This ...
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... Sacred to the Memory of CAPTAIN JAMES WILLIAMSON , who departed this Life on the 2d of December , MDCCLXXXVI , Aged ... Sacred to the Memory of MRS . MARY JOYS , who departed this Life the first day of May MDCCLXXXVII Aged 28 years ...
... Sacred to the Memory of CAPTAIN JAMES WILLIAMSON , who departed this Life on the 2d of December , MDCCLXXXVI , Aged ... Sacred to the Memory of MRS . MARY JOYS , who departed this Life the first day of May MDCCLXXXVII Aged 28 years ...
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... Sacred to the Memory of ROBERT GARDINER , who was unfortunately wrecked in the Ship Ganges on the Barabullor Sand in the River Ganges the 23d May 1787 . in the 47th year of his Age . This Monument is erected from a motive of Filial ...
... Sacred to the Memory of ROBERT GARDINER , who was unfortunately wrecked in the Ship Ganges on the Barabullor Sand in the River Ganges the 23d May 1787 . in the 47th year of his Age . This Monument is erected from a motive of Filial ...
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... Sacred to the memory of MAJOR CORNELIUS DAVIS , died the 9th July 1788 , Aged 47 years . In Memory of PHILLIP DELISLE , Esq . who died 15th July 1788 , Aged 46 years Sacred to the Memory of MRS . MARY WILLIAMS , wife of Capt . John ...
... Sacred to the memory of MAJOR CORNELIUS DAVIS , died the 9th July 1788 , Aged 47 years . In Memory of PHILLIP DELISLE , Esq . who died 15th July 1788 , Aged 46 years Sacred to the Memory of MRS . MARY WILLIAMS , wife of Capt . John ...
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affectionate Husband affectionate Wife afflicted Aged 23 Aged 24 Aged 26 Aged 28 Aged 32 Aged 38 Aged 42 amiable Anno Domini April ARTHUR HASTINGS August Barrackpore beloved Benevolence Blessed Born Calcutta Chandernagore Charles Weston Chinsurah Church CLAUD MARTIN Cuddalore death December departed died at Calcutta died the 28th died the 3d disconsolate Husband duties East India Company esteem Etat Etatis Fort St Fort William Honorable Company's Honorable East India interred the Body January July June KIERNANDER lamented late lie the Remains lies the Body lieth the Body Lord loss Love March MARIA Memory of CAPT Memory of CAPTAIN Memory of JOHN Memory of MASTER Memory of MISS Memory of THOMAS Memory of WILLIAM Months Monument is erected November Novr Obiit Obit October Portuguese regretted ROBERT rupees Sacred Sept September Sir Eyre Coote Sir William Jones Stone suæ Tomb Tomb Stones tribute Virtues Widow
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Page 98 - I HEARD a voice from heaven, saying unto me, Write, From henceforth blessed are the dead which die in the Lord : even so saith the Spirit ; for they rest from their labours.
Page 71 - Is there not an appointed time to man upon earth? Are not his days also like the days of an hireling?
Page 208 - I repeat, that he will die if he does not leave off his studies and remain quiet.' —
Page 89 - MAN, that is born of a woman, hath but a short time to live, and is full of misery. He cometh up, and is cut down like a flower; he fleeth as it were a shadow, and never continueth in one stay.
Page 24 - And what is friendship but a name, A charm that lulls to sleep ; A shade that follows wealth or fame, But leaves the wretch to weep...
Page 208 - His memory was most tenacious, and he sometimes loaded it with lumber. When he was at Mysore, an argument occurred upon a point of English history ; it was agreed to refer it to Leyden, and, to the astonishment of all parties, he repeated verbatim the whole of an act of parliament in the reign of James relative to Ireland, which decided the point in dispute.
Page 1 - Death, like an overflowing stream, Sweeps us away ; our life's a dream ; An empty tale ; a morning flower, Cut down and wither'd in an hour.
Page 200 - It is better to go to the house of mourning, than to go to the house of feasting: for that is the end of all men ; and the living will lay it to his heart.
Page 135 - On me, more justly number'd with the dead. This is the desert, this the solitude: How populous, how vital is the grave! This is Creation's melancholy vault, The vale funereal, the sad cypress gloom; The land of apparitions, empty shades! All, all on earth is shadow, all beyond Is substance; the reverse is Folly's creed.
Page 209 - Wha dar meddle wi' me, who dar meddle wi' me,' Several of those who witnessed this scene looked at him as one that was • raving in the delirium of a fever. " These anecdotes will display more fully than any description I can give, the lesser shades of the character of this extraordinary man. An external manner, certainly not agreeable, and a disposition to egotism, were his only defects. How trivial do (these appear, at a moment when we are lamenting the loss of such a rare combination of virtues,...