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The following Epitaph on the Monument of my Kinswoman was written at the Request of her Husband.
WITHIN the Burial-Vault near this Marble, lieth the Body of PENELOPE, youngest Daughter (and Coheir with her Sister ELIZABETH) to ROBERT PHILIPS of Newton-Regis, in the County of Warwick, Esquire. She died in her Six and Thirtieth Year, on the 25th Day of January,
MDCCXXVI.
Let this Inscription
(Appealing yet to testimonies manifold)
Recall to every surviving witness,
And, for ensample, record to posterity, 4
Her endowments,
Whether owing to the indulgency of nature,
Or to the assiduous lessons of education,
Or to the silent admonitions of reflection, 8
(Appealing yet to testimonies manifold)
Recall to every surviving witness,
And, for ensample, record to posterity, 4
Her endowments,
Whether owing to the indulgency of nature,
Or to the assiduous lessons of education,
Or to the silent admonitions of reflection, 8
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