Fig. 1 - (c) 2010 Marian Pierre-Louis. All Rights ReservedHere
Lies Interr'd
the Body of
Capt. JOHN RAYMOND
who departed this
Life on ye 2d day of
January 1774 in the 81st
Year of his Age
You pass with Melancholy state
By all thise solemn [?] to of fa
[?] think as [?] your tread
above the venerable dead
[- - ] like you [- -]
[] time will be when you shall rest
Lies Interr'd
the Body of
Capt. JOHN RAYMOND
who departed this
Life on ye 2d day of
January 1774 in the 81st
Year of his Age
You pass with Melancholy state
By all thise solemn [?] to of fa
[?] think as [?] your tread
above the venerable dead
[- - ] like you [- -]
[] time will be when you shall rest
Fig. 2 - (c) 2010 Marian Pierre-Louis. All Rights ReservedPine Island Cemetery, Norwalk, Connecticut
I was curious too, so I did an internet search for the verse and found out that it comes from a poem called "A Night-Piece on Death" by Thomas Parnell (1679-1718. ) Look him up - they call him one of the "Graveyard Poets". He's an interesting fellow!
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By all these solemn heaps of fate.
And think as soft as sad you tread above
the Venerable Dead,
Time was like you Life possess'd
And time will be when you shall rest."
~Venus