"Under this stone, reader, survey Dead Sir John Vanbrugh's house of clay: Lie heavy on him, earth! for he Laid many heavy loads on thee."
— Epitaphs

January 1, 1970

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Dr. Abel Evans, epitaph on the architect of Blenheim Palace. (Vanbrugh is buried in St. Stephen's Church, Walbrook, England); reported in Hoyt's New Cyclopedia Of Practical Quotations (1922), p. 230.