...Fred, Who was alive and is cloud; Had it been his father, I had much rather ; Had it heen his mother. Still better than another; Had it been his sister,...the whole generation, Still better for the nation j But since it is only Fred, Who was alive and is dead, There's no more to be said." " The Prince found...

...prohibiting them. It was to this effect: Here lies Fred, Who was alive and is dead 1 Had it been bis father, I had much rather. Had it been his brother,...better than another. Had it been his sister, No one could have missed her. Had it been the whole generation, Still better for the nation : But since 'tis...

...Ephori would have VOL. I. DD never issued a decree entirely prohibiting them. It was to this effect : Here lies Fred, Who was alive and is dead ! Had it been bis father, I had much rather. Had it been his brother, Still better than another. Had it been his...

...poor Fred Was alive, and is dead ! We had rather It had been hia father. Had it been his mother, Much better than another ; Had it been his sister No one...generation Still better for the nation ; But since its only Fred, Who was alive, and is dead, Why there's no more to be said ! Passing from princes to...

...Affectionate Brother. Here lies poor Fred, Who was alive and is dead ; Had it been hi* father, We would much rather ; Had it been his brother, Still better...Had it been his sister, No one would have missed her ; It ul it been the whole generation, Still better for the nation ; Hut since 'tis only poor Fred,...

...famous epitaph which seems destined to keep alive the memory of his negative unworthiness: — " Here is Fred, Who was alive and is dead: Had it been his father, I had much rather ; Hid it been his brother, Better than any other; Had it been his sister, There 's no one would have...

...Had it been hia brother, Still better than another : Had it been hia sister, No one would have misa'd her : Had it been the whole generation, Still better for the nation : But since 'tis only Fred, Who waa alive and is dead, There's no more to be said." (Metrical Epitaphs, Ancient and Modern, by Rev....

...(76), is amply shown by the epitaph which was currently quoted immediately after the event : — " Here lies Fred, Who was alive and is dead : Had it been his father, I had mnoh rather ; Had it been his brother, Still better than another : Had it been his sister, No one would...

...seek for stones to batter that forgotten grave, but acquiesce in the contemporary epitaph over him : " Here lies Fred, Who was alive, and is dead. Had it...Had it been his brother, Still better than another, ii.iww'; Had it been his sister, No one would have missed her. Hnd it been the whole generation, Still...

...stones to liatter that forgotten grave, but acquiesce in the contemporary epitaph over him : — " Here lies Fred, Who was alive, and is dead. Had it...generation, Still better for the nation. But since 't is only Fred, Who was alive, and is dead, There 's no more to be said." The widow, with eight children...