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These lines are in the churchyard of St. Mary, York, on a tombstone raised to the memory of a young maid, who was accidentally drowned Dec. 24, 1696. The inscription is said to be penned by her lover:—

"Nigh to the river Ouse, in York's fair city,
Unto this pretty maid Death shew'd no pity;
As soon as she'd her pail with water fill'd,
Came sudden Death, and Life like water spill'd."

St. Mary, York.

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On Mr. Aire.

"Under this stone of marble fair
Lies the body entomb'd of Gervase Aire;
He dy'd not of an ague-fit,
Nor surfeited of too much wit;—
Methinks this was a wondrous death,
That Aire should die for want of breath."

St. Giles, Cripplegate.

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"Here lie I and my three daughters,
All from drinking the Cheltenham waters;
While if we had kept to the Epsom salts,
We should not be now in these here vaults."

Cheltenham.

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"Here lies the body of Robert More,—
What signify's more words?
Who kill'd himself by eating of curds;
But if he had been rul'd by Sarah his wife,
He might have liv'd all the days of his life."

Dundalk, Ireland.

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