Found on a tombstone. Chris If with pleasure you are viewing, Any work a man is doing, If you love him or respect him, Tell him now. Don't withhold your approbation, Till the Parson's last oration, And he lies at rest, With lillies on his brow. For no matter how you shout it, He won't really care about it, Nor will he see the teardrops, You have shed. If a little praise is due him, Now's the time to slip it to him, For he cannot read his tombstone, When he's dead.

At 12:15 25/08/2005, you wrote: >Found on a tombstone. A REALLY BIG tombstone, apparently! Dave J =============================== >Chris > >If with pleasure you are viewing, >Any work a man is doing, >If you love him or respect him, >Tell him now. >Don't withhold your approbation, >Till the Parson's last oration, >And he lies at rest, >With lillies on his brow. >For no matter how you shout it, >He won't really care about it, >Nor will he see the teardrops, >You have shed. >If a little praise is due him, >Now's the time to slip it to him, >For he cannot read his tombstone, >When he's dead. > > >============================== >Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the >last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: >http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx > " Sometimes I wonder whether the world is being run by smart people who are putting us on or by imbeciles who really mean it. -Mark Twain, author and humorist (1835-1910) Fashion is something barbarous, for it produces innovation without reason and imitation without benefit. -George Santayana, philosopher (1863-1952)

Not really sure Dave as sent from Canada!! But thought the words were great!! Chris ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dave Jacobs" <dave@jacobs.net> To: <ENG-HAMPSHIRE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, August 25, 2005 8:27 PM Subject: Re: [ENG-HANTS] Epitaphs > At 12:15 25/08/2005, you wrote: >>Found on a tombstone. > > > > A REALLY BIG tombstone, apparently! > > Dave J > ===============================