 | Timothy Alden - Epitaphs - 1814 - 296 pages
...of doctor JOSHUA LATHROP. He died, 29 October, AD 1807, in the 85 year of his age. A soul prepar'd needs no delays ; The summons comes, the saint obeys ; Swift was his flight, and short the road, He clos'd his eyes and saw his God. NORWICH, CON. 728. In memory of PRANCES M. WHITING, wife of Samuel... | |
 | William M'Dowall - Cemeteries - 1876 - 472 pages
...triumph of faith." A prose enumeration of her virtues is followed by the subjoined epitaph in verse : "A soul prepared needs no delays : The summons comes, the saint obeys ; Swift was her flight, and short her road : She clos'd her eyes, and saw her God. The flesh rests here till Jesus... | |
 | John Robert Kippax - Epitaphs - 1877 - 238 pages
...things, calmly resigned his breath, 17 Tubs A: D. 1802, in the 69 year of his age. At Norwich, Conn.: A soul prepared needs no delays ; The summons comes,...obeys; Swift was his flight, and short the road He clos'd his eyes and saw his God. On a stone in New York State, is the following to the memory of Dr.... | |
 | Elias Nason - Dunstable (Mass. : Town) - 1877 - 332 pages
...1858, aged 82. In memory of Mrs. RHODA, relict of Ens. Samuel Fletcher, who d. Feb. 13, 1824, aged 54. A soul prepared needs no delays, The summons comes, the saint obeys, Swift was the flight and short the road ; She closed her eyes, and saw her God. In memory of Ens. SAMUEL FLETCHER,... | |
 | Charles Henry Crookshank - 1882 - 234 pages
...spirits. A blessed and glorious end to a holy and useful life ! Thus sudden death was sudden glory. ' A soul prepared needs no delays ; The summons comes, the saint obeys : Swift was her flight, and short the road ; She closed her eyes, and woke with God. MISS ALICE CAMBEIDGB, BANDON.... | |
 | Essex Institute - Essex County (Mass.) - 1884 - 342 pages
...widow of Mr. Daniel Farringtou & formerly widow of Mr. Johii Massey, who died Sept. 12, 1841, aged 67. A soul prepared needs no delays, The summons comes, the saint obeys, Swift was her flight & short the road, She clos'd her eyes & saw her God. This monument is inscribed to the memory... | |
 | Elias Nason - Dunstable (Mass. : Town) - 1877 - 332 pages
...1858, aged 82. In memory of Mrs. RHODA, relict of Ens. Samuel Fletcher, who d. Feb. 13, 1824, aged 54. A soul prepared needs no delays, The summons comes, the saint obeys, Swift was the flight and short the road ; She closed her eyes, and saw her God. In memory of Ens. SAMUEL FLETCHER,... | |
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A soul prepared needs no delays, The summons comes, the saint obeys, Swift was the flight and short the road ; She closed her eyes, and saw her God. 