"Here lies one whose name was writ in water."
— Epitaphs
January 1, 1970
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Engraved on Keats' tombstone at his own desire; reported in Hoyt's New Cyclopedia Of Practical Quotations (1922), p. 232. Phrase "writ in water" in Hakewell's Apologie (1635), p. 127. William Shakespeare, King Henry VIII, Act IV, scene II.
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Engraved on Keats' tombstone at his own desire; reported in Hoyt's New Cyclopedia Of Practical Quotations (1922), p. 232. Phrase "writ in water" in Hakewell's Apologie (1635), p. 127. William Shakespeare, King Henry VIII, Act IV, scene II.