“Here lies the body of Richard Hind, Who was neither ingenious, sober, nor kind.”
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André Masséna
André Masséna, prince d'Essling, duc de Rivoli, was a French military commander of the French Revolutionary Wars and the Napoleonic Wars. He was one of the original eighteen Marshals of the Empire created by Napoleon I, who nicknamed him "the dear child of victory". He is considered to be one of the greatest generals of the Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars.
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politics · French Marshal (1758–1817) · politician · military personnel · also André Masséna, Andre Massena, Massena, Masséna
Born 6 May 1758 · Died 4 April 1817 · Q242609
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2026· 25 entries
“I will not be right back after this message”
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“If a man can tell he's been successful in his life by having great friends, then I have been very successful.”
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“If I take the wings of the morninganddwell in the uttermost parts of the sea”
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“Against his will,Here lies George Hill, Who from a cliff Fell down quite stiff.When it happen'd is not known,Therefore not mentioned on this stone.”
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“Free at last. Free at last. Thank God Almighty I'm Free At Last.”
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“Here lies George JohnsonHanged by mistake, 1882He was rightWe was wrongBut we strung him upAnd now he's gone”
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“Beloved mother To yesterday's companionship and tomorrow's reunion”
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“Sleepe after toyle, port after stormie seas, ease after war, death after life doth greatly please.”
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“Stranger! Approach this spot with gravity! John Brown is filling his last cavity.”
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“So we beat on, boats againstthe current, borne backceaselessly into the past.”
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“Hic est Edwardvs Primus Scottorum Malleus”
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“Here lies Duvall; Reader, if male thou art,Look to thy purse; if female, to thy heart.”
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“He lies here in the dust but beholds Himwhose name is Rising.”
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“Shall I be gone long?For ever and a day.To whom there belong?Ask the stone to say.Ask my song.”
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“At RestAn American SoldierAnd Defender of the Constitution”
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“Stop, Christian Passer-by! -- Stop, child of God,And read with gentle breast. Beneath this sodA poet lies, or that which once seem'd he. O, lift one thought in prayer for S.T.C.;That he who many a year with toil of breathFound death in life, may here find life in death!Mercy for praise -- to be forgiven for fameHe ask'd, and hoped, through Christ. Do thou the same!”
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“While Butler, needy wretch, was yet alive,No generous patron would a dinner give;See him, when starv'd to death, and turn'd to dust,Presented with a monumental bust.The poet's fate is here in emblem shown,He ask'd for bread, and he received a stone.”
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“A tomb now suffices him for whom the world was not enough”
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“O friends, don't cry -- it's just unused sleep.”
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“He could have added fortune to fame, but caring for neither, he found happiness and honor in being helpful to the world.”
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“Here lies a man who knew how to enlist the service of better men than himself.”
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“the little individual can be a trim tab,”
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“he would have been a great man, if his brilliant qualities had not been tarnished by avarice”
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“young man, you forget yourself!”
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2024· 1 entry
GameSpot: André Masséna
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1997· 1 entry
“It distresses us to return work which is not perfect.”
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1986· 1 entry
“He gave all he possessed, including his life, for the wild animals of Africa”
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1951· 1 entry
“In us we all have the powerSometimes it is so hard to seeThat instinct is strongerthan reasonIt's just human nature to meI'll be readyDon't you fearForever and Always,I'm always here”
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1949· 2 entries
“So the lively force of her mindHas broken down all barriers,And she has passed far beyondThe limited hold of human existence;Forever now, in mind and spirit...She traverses the boundless universe.”
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“I may be gone but Rock and Roll lives on”
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1940· 1 entry
“JohnFree your body and soulUnfold your powerful wingsClimb up the highest mountainsKick your feet up in the airYou may now live foreverOr return to this earthUnless you feel good where you are!—Missed by your friends”
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1937· 1 entry
“K̥elHä wet̥ei ʕaK̥un kählak̥aλai palhʌ-k̥ʌ na wetäśa da ʔa-k̥ʌ ʔeja ʔäläja-k̥o pele t̥uba wete”
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1935· 1 entry
“I may not have been the greatest Yankee to put on the uniform, but I was always the proudest”
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1926· 2 entries
“Here lies Matthew Mudd, Death did him no hurt; When alive he was only Mudd, But now he's only dirt.”
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“MEDAL OF HONORDSC - SS & OLCLM - BSM & OLCPH & 2 OLC”
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1921· 1 entry
“The Body of B. Franklin, printer Like the Cover of an old Book Its Contents torn out And stripped of its Lettering & guilding Lies here food for worms For, it will as he believed appear once more In a new and more elegant edition Corrected and improved by the Author.”
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1918· 2 entries
“Here lies Lester Moorefour slugsfrom a 44now there's no Les no more”
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“King of the NudiesI Was Glad to Do ItFILM PRODUCER AND DIRECTOR”
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1916· 2 entries
“Here rests in peace the one who was the Joy of the People – Mané Garrincha.”
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“Life's a jest, and all things show it;I thought so once, and now I know it.”
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1910· 1 entry
“As the flowers are all made sweeter bythe sunshine and the dew, so this oldworld is made brighter by the livesof folks like you.”
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1898· 2 entries
“God give me work while I may live, and life till my work is done.”
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“Here lies all that could die of William Stephen Raikes Hodson.”
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1895· 1 entry
“Här under är askan av en man som hade vanan att skjuta allt till morgondagen. Dock bättrades han på sitt yttersta och dog verkligen den 31 januari 1972.”
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1881· 1 entry
“Norton IEmperor of the United StatesandProtector of Mexico”
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1880· 1 entry
“If after I depart this vale you ever remember me and have thought to please my ghost, forgive some sinner, and wink your eye at some homely girl”
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1875· 1 entry
“Hold my drink, you're gonna' love this.”
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1870· 1 entry
“When I am dead, I hope it may be said: His sins were scarlet, but his books were read.”
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1863· 1 entry
“In the admiration of his Peers;In the respect of his People,In the affection of his Family,His was the highest place.”
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1847· 1 entry
“Murdered by a traitor and a coward whose name is not worthy to appear here”
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1826· 1 entry
“Author of the Declaration of American independence of the statute of Virginia for religious freedomand father of the University of Virginia”
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1821· 1 entry
“This Grave contains all that was mortal, of a Young English Poet, who on his Death Bed, in the Bitterness of his heart, at the Malicious Power of his enemies, desired these words to be Engraven on his Tomb Stone: Here lies One Whose Name was writ in Water.”
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1819· 1 entry
“Even amidst fierce flames the golden lotus can be planted.”
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1818· 1 entry
“Workers of all lands unite. The philosophers have onlyinterpreted the world in various ways; the point is to change it.”
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1817· 7 entries
Died 1817-04-04.
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“Nothing in Moderation. We all loved him.”
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“I've had it all, I've done it all, I've seen it all. It's all about love... God is love.”
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“SacredTo The Memory OfWilliam Bligh, Esquire F.R.S.Vice Admiral Of The Blue,The Celebrated NavigatorWho First Transplanted The Breadfruit TreeFrom Otahette To The West Indies,Bravely fought The Battles Of His CountryAnd Died Beloved, Respected, And LamentedOn The 7th Day Of December, 1817Aged 64”
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“William Cuthburt Faulkner Born Sept. 25 1897 Died July 6, 1962”
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“I was Henry the King To me Diverse realms were subject, I was duke and count of many provinces. Eight feet of ground is now enough for me, whom many kingdoms failed to satisfy. Who reads these lines, let him reflect, upon the narrowness of death. And in my case behold, the image of our mortal lot. This scanty tomb doth now suffice, For whom the Earth was not enough.”
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“When I was in the military, they gave me a medal for killing two men and a discharge for loving one.”
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1810· 2 entries
Earned him the disgrace of the Emperor, who no longer appointed him to any major commands during the Empire
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Including the Battle of Bussaco, and Sharpe's Battle, detailing the Battle of Fuentes de Oñoro
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1809· 2 entries
The retreat of the French troops that he oversaw after the Battle of Essling in particularly perilous conditions, as well as his attitude on this occasion, were considered remarkable
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Reproached him for speaking like a "coachman"
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1808· 1 entry
In memory of Masséna's conduct during this battle, Bonaparte would award him the victory title of Duke of Rivoli
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1806· 1 entry
Masséna made a profit of three million francs by circumventing the law on imports, and Napoleon had to take action to force him to return this sum to the army treasury
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1805· 4 entries
Awarded Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour (1805).
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Invaded the Kingdom of Naples in 1806 and played a major role at the battles of Aspern-Essling and Wagram in 1809
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Napoleon entrusted Masséna with command of the Army of Italy
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Although outnumbered, Masséna prevented Archduke Charles's army from coming to the aid of the bulk of the Austrian forces in central Europe
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1804· 2 entries
Awarded Marshal of the Empire (1804).
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Participated in the reorganization of French Freemasonry and became, in November, "grand representative of the Grand Master of the Supreme Council"; in this capacity, he was one of the negotiators of the concordat est
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1801· 1 entry
At the Château de Rueil, in the banlieue of Paris
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1758· 1 entry
Born 1758-05-06.
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