James Otis 1778

headstone tympanum

In Memory of
The Hon'ble JAMES OTIS Esq'r
Who after a life of 77 years the
maturer part of which
Were devoted to the service of his COUNTRY
& his GOD
Who in the hope of the PATRIOT & the
CHRISTIAN'S reward
Exchanged this TEMPORAL EXISTENCE
we trust
FOR A HAPPY ETERNITY
NOV'r 9th 1778

Dum
Transit gloria Mundi
Inveni Portum
Spes & fortuna valete, fal me luciftis
Ludite nune alios

As
the glory of the world passes
I have found harbor
Farewell hope of fortune, you have deceived me enough
Now mock others

The gravestone displays a realistic winged head in the style of the Geyer carvers of Boston.
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