ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD EPITAPH
Via Latin from Greek epitaphion, from epitaphios over a tomb, from epi- + taphos tomb.
10 QUOTES WITH «EPITAPH»
Famous quotes and sentences with the word
epitaph.
I didn't want my epitaph to read 'Here lies John Caudwell, billionaire.' I knew that wasn't enough. I've had a charitable instinct all my life, but working gave me no time for it.
An epitaph is a belated advertisement for a line of goods that has been discontinued.
Let no man write my epitaph... When my country takes her place among the nations of the earth, then shall my character be vindicated, then may my epitaph be written.
Let there be no inscription upon my tomb; let no man write my epitaph: no man can write my epitaph.
Lest when I am gone you may be at a loss for an epitaph for me, let me give you one - He Fed Fevers.
Those who say that life is worth living at any cost have already written an epitaph of infamy, for there is no cause and no person that they will not betray to stay alive.
Epitaph for a dead waiter - God finally caught his eye.
If you have so earth-creeping a mind that it cannot lift itself up to look to the sky of poetry... thus much curse I must send you, in the behalf of all poets, that while you live, you live in love, and never get favour for lacking skill of a sonnet; and, when you die, your memory die from the earth for want of an epitaph.
Live so that when the final summons comes you will leave something more behind you than an epitaph on a tombstone or an obituary in a newspaper.
For the saddest epitaph which can be carved in memory of a vanished freedom is that it was lost because its possessors failed to stretch forth a saving hand while there was still time.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «EPITAPH»
Discover the use of
epitaph in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
epitaph and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Epitaph for a Peach: Four Seasons on My Family Farm
A lyrical, sensuous and thoroughly engrossing memoir of one critical year in the life of an organic peach farmer, Epitaph for a Peach is "a delightful narrative . . . with poetic flair and a sense of humor" (Library Journal).
Josef Vadassy, a Hungarian refugee and language teacher living in France, is enjoying his first break for years in a small hotel on the Riviera.
He sucked in a deep breath full of that strange smell he couldn’t identify.
Following a string of clues, William Riskin investigates the mysterious disappearance of numerous people. As he uncovers his partner's part in these crimes, he comes face to face with the ultimate evil.
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Epitaph for Three Women: (Plantagenet Saga)
Murder, greed and ambition flourish alongside sacrifice, dedication and courage. These are turbulent times as the defeated become the victorious.
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Epitaph of a Small Winner: A Novel
In the tradition of Laurence Sterne and Jonathan Swift -- and as a clear forerunner of the works of Gabriel Garcia Marquez and Jorge Luis Borges -- Epitaph of a Small Winner, first published in 1880, is one of the wittiest self-portraits in ...
Two men dressed as Confederate agents enlist Texas sheriff Thomas Littleton in their plan to pull off a secret arms deal, but the sheriff winds up dead and his grandson, Hank, heads south of the border in search of vengeance
L. J. Washburn, Doug Grad, 1990
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The English Poetic
Epitaph: Commemoration and Conflict from ...
In the first major study of the genre, Joshua Scodel shows how English poets have used the poetic epitaph to express their views concerning the power and limitations of poetry as a response to human mortality.
The news stories collected in this book are on-the-spot accounts & running news bulletins (including verbatim testimony) of the trial that followed the most famous gunfight in western history. "A Southwestern classic."--LOS ANGELES TIMES.
Douglas DeVeny Martin, 1958
Drama/Fantasy / Characters: 7m, 2f / Returning to the unmarked grave of his long-deceased father, Winston is determined to finally have carved into stone what he could never put into words.
George Cameron Grant, 2010
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «EPITAPH»
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epitaph is used in the context of the following news items.
Greece news live: Germans in rift with the rest of Europe over debt …
... on Greece....describes new fin min ``wealthy, impressive, marxist''. — Dara Doyle (@DaraDoy) July 9, 2015. That would be a great epitaph. «Telegraph.co.uk, Jul 15»
Reinvention in the rust belt
... by Chicago's Federal Reserve Bank, often turns out to be an epitaph for cities large and small throughout America's north-east and Midwest. «The Economist, Jul 15»
Led Zeppelin: hear an unreleased version of In the Evening
... of adventure: “I came in fully expecting to drive the stake through the heart of an ailing behemoth, but In Through the Out Door is no epitaph.”. «The Guardian, Jul 15»
The definitive film review of 'Andy and Randy Kennedy'
Let Leonidas and the 300 rewrite their epitaph to simply "192 games." Raise "192 games" into the rafters of the British Museum and sound Big ... «Red Cup Rebellion, Jul 15»
Datebook: Queer art in all its complexity and digital paintings that get …
“Johanna Breiding: Epitaph for Family,” at Human Resources L.A. A multimedia installation of film projections and audio explores notions of ... «Los Angeles Times, Jul 15»
Postal staff live in fear
These days, that's the kind of attitude that eventually ends up being carved in stone. As a corporate epitaph. gordon.sinclair@freepress.mb.ca. «Winnipeg Free Press, Jul 15»
India's Second World War: the history you don't hear about
It is at Kohima, in Nagaland, a simple white cross on a grey headstone. The epitaph is a heart-breakingly spare quatrain: When you go home «New Statesman, Jul 15»
TOWN OF RIDGWAY Ridgway's Boot Hill pays lighthearted tribute
Each has a unique and entertaining epitaph. Rick Weaver, son of actor Dennis Weaver, said he constructed the "boot hill cemetery" to pay ... «OurayNews.com, Jul 15»
Pennywise Announce Epic 2015 Australian Tour
The album was a two-pronged assault by world renowned producer, Jerry Finn (Rancid, Green Day, Blink 182) and Epitaph/Bad Religion ... «Tone Deaf, Jul 15»
Defeater announce new album 'Abandoned'
It'll land on 28th August through Epitaph Records. Having spent their first three albums following a New Jersey family and the troubles they face ... «DIY Magazine, Jul 15»
