Mary Emerson
d. 1784
Pepperell, MA
Be wise to day, tis madness to defer
Erected to Ye Memory of
Miss MARY EMERSON,
only Daughter of Ye,
Revd JOSEPH EMERSON
& Mrs. ABIGAIL his wife,
who in hopes of a better
Left this World June 20th; 1784
in the 33d Year of her age.
Though the righteous be
prevented by death it
Shall be well with him
for wisdom is Ye gray hair
unto man, & an . . .
This is a combination of two themes — leaving the world and exchanging this world for a better:
2 comments:
That's a handsome stone from John Dwight's transitional period, where his orthography is getting a bit closer to standard (although it was always very fine). The "Dwight drops" and "Dwight sprouts" are still prominent in the tympanum, and the face has taken on a new (and to me, odd) shape. His verses from this period are usually not italic -- also somewhat unusual.
Google tells me the line at the top is from Young's Night Thoughts. It's not one I've come across before.
I'm kicking myself because I have all of these Pepperell pictures and I somehow overlooked the "killed by a stock of boards" stone! I'll have to go back the next time it's sunny.
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