Thursday, March 24, 2011

Artifact 10:

This is my tombstone in the Church of St. Mary Magdalene in Hucknall, Nottingham. I died on April 19, 1824. I caught a very vicious cold, and had a high fever, and later passed away. My daughter Ada Lovelace is buried next to me. Though I never really knew her in life, at least we are together now. I lived an exciting and full life, and I am happy with my work in this world.  

"George Gordon 6th Lord Byron is the famous poet." Famous Graves. Web. 24 Mar 2011. <http://www.flickr.com/groups/gtc/discuss/72157601405117657/page2/>.
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4 comments:

  1. Mercy Otis WarrenApril 21, 2011 at 2:17 PM

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  2. Mercy Otis WarrenApril 21, 2011 at 2:19 PM

    This is quite exquisite! I also had a beautiful bronze memoir that marked my death also.

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  3. Francisco GoyaMay 1, 2011 at 6:25 PM

    I'm loving the tombstone. Its refreshing to see something tasteful instead of the boring old arch.

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  4. Lord ByronMay 2, 2011 at 8:03 PM

    Thank you! It is a nice marking of my burial, but the attention is not what I want, I would much rather have had a book published with all of my work, so the people could see it!

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