Verbal/Material Lore – Gravestone Epitaph
“Ira Young”
English
| Ira Young Tuck Drive Graveyard – Hanover, New Hampshire, United States October 28th, 2017 |
Informant Data
Professor of Natural Philosophy and Astronomy at Dartmouth College. He was Born May 23rd, 1801. He died Sept. 13th, 1858.
Contextual Data
Epitaph is part of a sacred hymn used commonly for devotional exercises in schools. The hymn itself addresses the topic of triumphing over death and the beautiful connection with God that comes with it.
Text
““Forever with the Lord. Ye stars are but the shining dust of my divine abode.”
| Peter Tiktinsky, 21 101 Hulls Farm Road, Southport, CT 06890 Hinman Box 4569, Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH Dartmouth College Russian 13 Fall of 2017 |
