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You was too good to live on earth with me,
And I not good enough to die with thee;
Farewell, dear husband, God would have it so;
You’ll near return, but I to you must go.

262. On the eminent barrister, Sir John Strange:—

Here lies an honest lawyer,—
that is Strange.

263. From Prittlewell Churchyard, near Southend. On Thomas
Halliday, aged 23:—

How lov’d, how valued once, avails thee not,
To whom related, or by whom begot;
A heap of dust alone remains of me,
‘Tis all thou art, and all the proud shall be.

264. From Blackmoor:—

26 years I lived single,
5 a married life,
Long time I was afflicted,
And then I lost my life.

A similarly-worded epitaph is to be seen in Newport Cemetery, in which
the writer has had many a quiet and pleasant half-hour; it is as follows:—

265. On Sarah, wife of Rowland Thomas:—

34 years i was a maid,
9 months 6 days a wedded wife,
two hours i was a mother,
and then i lost my life.

266. From Bidstone Churchyard.