Shared Photo: On Joseph Thrasher Stone

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I Can Read Most Of It But I Need Someone With Knowledge Of Old English To Get It All.

I wanted to share this family photo of Joseph Thrasher with the community. Location: Pine Grove Cemetery Falmouth, Cumberland County, Maine, USA Latitude: 43.7117, Longitude: -70.2294. Date: unknown.
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Adieu my friends dry up your tears

I must lie here till Christ appears

A wit’s a feather, & a Chief’s a rod

An honest man’s the noblest work of God

The last two lines are a quote from Alexander Pope's Essay on Man.

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