Not monumental stone preserves our fame
Nor skye aspyring pyramids our name;
The memory of him for whom this stands
Shall outlive marble and defacer's hands,
"When all to Time's consumption shall be given;
Stanley, for whom this stands, shall stand in heaven.
EPITAPH OX TOM-A-COMBE, OTHERWISE THIXBEARD. *
Thin in beard and thick in purse,
Never man beloved worse;