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    Epitaphs and A Meditation on Death
    Epitaphs and A Meditation on Death
    Epitaphs and A Meditation on Death
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    Epitaphs and A Meditation on Death

    By John Tower

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    Epitaphs is a collection of 243 gravestone inscriptions compiled from cemeteries in New York, Pennsylvania and Massachusetts over the course of 7 years.
    Included is a A Meditation on Death by Thomas a Kempis the 15th century sage and visionary.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherJohn Tower
    Release dateMar 10, 2015
    ISBN9781310527142
    Epitaphs and A Meditation on Death
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    John Tower is researcher who shares helpful and practical information on topics of interest to all.

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