famous last
Oct. 22nd, 2006 05:15 amYesterday's epitaph was, of course George Washington. Today's ..hmm..
THIS GRAVE CONTAINS ALL THAT WAS MORTAL OF A YOUNG ENGLISH
POET WHO ON HIS DEATH BED IN THE BITTERNESS OF HIS HEART
AT THE MALICIOUS POWER OF HIS ENEMIES DESIRED THESE
WORDS TO BE ENGRAVEN ON HIS TOMB STONE
"Here lies One Whose Name was writ in Water"
THIS GRAVE CONTAINS ALL THAT WAS MORTAL OF A YOUNG ENGLISH
POET WHO ON HIS DEATH BED IN THE BITTERNESS OF HIS HEART
AT THE MALICIOUS POWER OF HIS ENEMIES DESIRED THESE
WORDS TO BE ENGRAVEN ON HIS TOMB STONE
"Here lies One Whose Name was writ in Water"