| Evidence: | Robert Southey to Grosvenor Charles Bedford, 16-17 November 1792: 'I send the epitaph which at present is inscribed upon one of the cankerd sides. Perhaps the production of some one of my forefathers who possessd more piety than poetry.
Farewell this World
With all Its Vanity
Wee hope through Christ
To live Eternally
You have the exact orthography & this inscription will probably cover the remains of one who has written so much for others & must be content with so humble an epitaph himself, unless you will furnish him with one more characteristical.'
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| Century: | 1700-1799 | ||||||||||
| Date: | 16 Nov 1792 | ||||||||||
| Country: | England | ||||||||||
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| Reader: | Robert Southey |
| Age | Adult (18-100+) |
| Gender | Male |
| Date of Birth | 12 Aug 1774 |
| Socio-economic group: | Professional / academic / merchant / farmer |
| Occupation: | writer |
| Religion: | n/a |
| Country of origin: | England |
| Country of experience: | England |
| Listeners present if any: (e.g. family, servants,
friends, workmates) |
n/a |
| Additional comments: | n/a |
| Author: | |
| Title: | Tombstone epitaph |
| Genre: | Other religious |
| Form of Text: | Print: tomb |
| Publication details: | n/a |
| Provenance: | read in situ |
| Record ID: | 24081 | |
| Source - | Manuscript | Other |
| Author: | "The Collected Letters of Robert Southey," Romantic Circles Electronic Edition, Letter 30. http://www.rc.umd.edu/editions/southey_letters. Accessed 17 April 2009., |
| Citation: | "The Collected Letters of Robert Southey," Romantic Circles Electronic Edition, Letter 30. http://www.rc.umd.edu/editions/southey_letters. Accessed 17 April 2009., http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/reading/recorddetails2.php?id=24081, accessed: 03 June 2023 |
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