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He read the lettering, and it was: Hilaire O'Hagan ob. 1696 aetat 35. Parva domus, magna quies. He sank down on his knees with a childish sob.
Burney, in the house where the great Sir Isaac Newton had lived and died before. In one of his little memorandum-books is the following minute: 'August 9, 3 P.M., aetat. 72, in the summer-house at Streatham.
I turned the face to the light, and was surprised to see merely an old family portrait; it was that of a gentleman in the flowered vest mid stiff ruff which referred the date of his existence to the reign of Elizabeth, a man with a bold and noble countenance. On the corner was placed a faded coat of arms, beneath which was inscribed, "Herbert De Caxton, Eq: Aur: AEtat: 35."
She buried her face in his shoulder, sobbing brokenly: 'Oh, Harold! It was too awful. I never thought, never for a moment, that my poor dear mother was buried in the crypt. And when I went to look at the name on the coffin that was nearest to where I was, I knocked away the dust, and then I saw her name: "Margaret Norman, aetat 22." I couldn't bear it.
I had now pretty clearly in my mind what I wanted. This time it was, all other things equal, to be "a woman who had suffered," and to this end, I had, before starting out once more, changed my age back again at the inn and written "Aetat. 30" after my name in the visitors' book.
Obiit 25 Feb. MDCCXXIII., aetat. We subjoin a translation of this inscription for our young friends: "Underneath lies buried Christopher Wren, the builder of this church and city; who lived beyond the age of ninety years, not for himself, but for the public good. Reader, if you ask for his monument, look around you. He died on the 25th of February, 1723, aged 91."
When she opened them she was looking at her mother's maiden name, fairly carved on a blue flagstone on the pew floor: Ellen Lashmar. ob. 1796. aetat 27. She nudged George and pointed. Sheltered, as they kneeled, they looked for more knowledge, but the rest of the slab was blank. "Ever hear of her?" he whispered. "Never knew any of us came from here." "Coincidence?" "Perhaps.
Flaxman, was raised to his memory, of a design so elegant, as the tomb of a poet has not often been honoured with. It is inscribed with the following epitaph H.S.E. Josephus Warton, S.T.P. Hujus Ecclesiae Prebendarius: Scolae Wintoniensis Per annos fere triginta Informator: Poeta fervidus, facilis, expolitus. Criticus eruditus, perspicax, elegans: Obiit XXIII'o. Feb. M.D.CCC. Aetat.
The Actons, Lindleys, Evelyn Barings, Brookfield, Venables interesting party. 16th. Duchess of Argyll's garden party. 17th. The great Canadian case between the Provinces of Ontario and Manitoba was argued for six days before the Judicial Committee. 24th. To Foxholes. On August 11th we went to Strode, to see Mr. Gollop, aetat. 93. 15th, back to Foxholes.
RICHARD VINES, one of the Assembly Divines. KING'S COLLEGE; Provost ejected, Dr. BENJAMIN WHICHCOT, aetat. 34. He had been a Fellow of Emanuel College, and was a friend of Cudworth's.
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