Letter: Epitaphs ancient and modern
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Sir: A common gravestone epitaph is 'who fell asleep'. That worries me so much that I fear to have a lie in on my day off, lest my lodgers dispose of me in too much haste.
Yours sincerely,
BRIAN SMITH
St Peter's Church
London, N9
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