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Garrincha
Manuel Francisco dos Santos, nicknamed Mané Garrincha, best known as simply Garrincha, was a Brazilian professional footballer who played as a right winger. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest players of all time, and by many, one of the greatest dribblers ever.
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sports · Brazilian footballer (1933–1983) · association football player · also Garrincha, Mané Garrincha, Mane Garrincha
Born 28 October 1933 · Died 20 January 1983 · Q180642
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2026· 27 entries
“Free at last. Free at last. Thank God Almighty I'm Free At Last.”
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“If I take the wings of the morninganddwell in the uttermost parts of the sea”
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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 you live life rightdeath is a jokeas far as fear is concerned”
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“MayThat Divine SpiritThat AnimatedBABE RUTHto Win the CrucialGame of LifeInspire the Youthof America”
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“At RestAn American SoldierAnd Defender of the Constitution”
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“Sleepe after toyle, port after stormie seas, ease after war, death after life doth greatly please.”
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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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“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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“Here lies Duvall; Reader, if male thou art,Look to thy purse; if female, to thy heart.”
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“Hic est Edwardvs Primus Scottorum Malleus”
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“So we beat on, boats againstthe current, borne backceaselessly into the past.”
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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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“Stranger! Approach this spot with gravity! John Brown is filling his last cavity.”
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“Here rests in peace the one who was the Joy of the People – Mané Garrincha.”
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“I will not be right back after this message”
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“A tomb now suffices him for whom the world was not enough”
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“Beloved mother To yesterday's companionship and tomorrow's reunion”
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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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“Here lies the body of Richard Hind, Who was neither ingenious, sober, nor kind.”
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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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“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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“He lies here in the dust but beholds Himwhose name is Rising.”
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Public attention spiked: 8,624 Wikipedia readers in one day, 4× the usual 2,135, with 7 article edits. Editors noted: 1962 World Cup Expansion
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2022· 2 entries
Al Jazeera English: Garrincha: Brazil’s ‘Joy of the People’
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CounterPunch: Garrincha and Elza Soares
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2021· 1 entry
Won award: IFFHS All-Time Brazil Men's Dream Team (2021).
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2020· 1 entry
Won award: Ballon d'Or Dream Team (2020).
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2018· 1 entry
The Sun: Garrincha: The bent-legged Brazilian genius was as famous for his football skills as he was for his love of women and booze
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2017· 1 entry
Digital Journal: Mystery over football star Garrincha’s remains grips Brazil
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2016· 4 entries
Goal: From Brazil to Sweden, Garrincha's heirs run in his footsteps
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Goal: The angel with bent legs: How Garrincha left the unknown to conquer the world
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Won award: IFFHS Football Legends (2016).
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Football365: Portrait of an icon: Garrincha
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2015· 1 entry
ESPN: Mane Garrincha finally finds a purpose, but not from teams in Brasilia
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2014· 2 entries
Yahoo News Singapore: Garrincha, the Joy of the People now 'taken for granted'
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ESPN: All-time Top 20: No. 9 Garrincha
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2011· 1 entry
Won award: Mexican Football Hall of Fame (2011).
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2003· 1 entry
Another movie, called Garrincha – Estrela Solitária ("Lonely Star"), based on Ruy Castro's book, depicted his life on and off the field
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2000· 1 entry
Won award: IFFHS South America Team of the 20th Century (2000).
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1999· 2 entries
Won award: FIFA Hall of Fame (1999).
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Came seventh in the FIFA Player of the Century grand jury vote
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1997· 1 entry
“It distresses us to return work which is not perfect.”
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1994· 1 entry
Was named in the FIFA World Cup All-Time Team
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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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1983· 1 entry
Died 1983-01-20.
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1977· 1 entry
When Soares left him after he struck her during an argument
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1974· 1 entry
And originally named "Estádio Governador Hélio Prates da Silveira", was renamed in honor of Garrincha shortly after his death
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1973· 1 entry
Although he was still signed by Olaria, Garrincha decided to leave professional football
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1972· 1 entry
Played for Olaria Atlético Clube (1972–1972) — 7 appearances, 7 goals.
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1971· 1 entry
There were rumours that Garrincha, 38, would join French club Red Star, but he never signed and stayed in Brazil
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1968· 4 entries
Played for Junior de Barranquilla (1968–1968) — 1 appearances, 3 goals.
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Joined Atlético Junior in 1968.
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Played for Clube de Regatas do Flamengo (1968–1969) — 24 appearances, 4 goals.
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Joined Flamengo in 1968.
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1967· 2 entries
Played for Associação Atlética Portuguesa (1967–1967) — 33 appearances, 7 goals.
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Played for CR Vasco da Gama (1967–1967).
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1966· 5 entries
Won: Torneio Rio-São Paulo with Corinthians (1966).
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Joined Corinthians in 1966.
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Which was also his final appearance for the national team
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Played for S.C. Corinthians Paulista (1966–1966) — 13 appearances, 10 goals.
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With his career declining, he was sold to Corinthians
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1964· 5 entries
Won: Torneio Quadrangular do Suriname with Botafogo (1964).
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Won: Torneio Rio-São Paulo with Botafogo (1964).
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Won: Torneio Jubileu de Ouro da Associação with Botafogo (1964).
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Won: Torneio de Futebol de La Paz with Botafogo (1964).
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Won: Torneio Ibero-Americano with Botafogo (1964).
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1963· 3 entries
Won: Torneio Início do Campeonato Carioca with Botafogo (1963).
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Won: Torneio de Paris with Botafogo (1963).
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(he would have to spend a season with each); a deal that would have been unique in football
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1962· 16 entries
Won the FIFA Ballon d Or with Botafogo (1962).
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Won the FIFA World Cup Golden Boot with Brazil (1962).
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Won the FIFA World Cup with Brazil (1962).
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Won: FIFA World Cup with Brazil (1962).
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Won: Taça Oswaldo Cruz with Brazil (1962).
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Won award: FIFA World Cup Golden Ball (1962).
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Won award: FIFA World Cup Golden Boot (joint top scorer) (1962).
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Won award: FIFA World Cup All-Star Team (1962).
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Won: Campeonato Carioca with Botafogo (1962).
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Won: Torneio Rio-São Paulo with Botafogo (1962).
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Won: Torneio Início do Campeonato Carioca with Botafogo (1962).
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Won: Torneio Pentagonal do México with Botafogo (1962).
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Won: Taça dos Campeões Estaduais Rio-São Paulo with Botafogo (1962).
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Won award: World Soccer World XI (1962).
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Won award: Campeonato Carioca Player of the Year (1962).
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When Pelé was injured, Garrincha led Brazil to a World Cup victory with a dominating performance throughout the tournament
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1961· 6 entries
Won: Campeonato Carioca with Botafogo (1961).
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Won award: Campeonato Carioca Player of the Year (1961).
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Won: Taça Oswaldo Cruz with Brazil (1961).
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Won: Copa Bernardo O'Higgins with Brazil (1961).
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Won: Torneio Início do Campeonato Carioca with Botafogo (1961).
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Won: International Tournament in Costa Rica with Botafogo (1961).
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1960· 1 entry
Won: International Tournament of Colombia with Botafogo (1960).
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1959· 2 entries
Won: Copa Bernardo O'Higgins with Brazil (1959).
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After some stunning performances by him on a tour of Europe
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1958· 6 entries
Won the FIFA World Cup with Brazil (1958).
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Won: FIFA World Cup with Brazil (1958).
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Won: Taça Oswaldo Cruz with Brazil (1958).
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Won: Interclub Tournament Pentagonal Mexico with Botafogo (1958).
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Won award: FIFA World Cup All-Star Team (1958).
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“Após a vitória de 5 x 2 na final da Copa de 1958 na Suécia”
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1957· 3 entries
Won award: Campeonato Carioca Player of the Year (1957).
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Won: Campeonato Carioca with Botafogo (1957).
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By scoring 20 goals in 26 games finishing second in the league scoring charts and this convinced the national team selectors to name him to the 1958 World Cup squad
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1955· 3 entries
Won: Copa Bernardo O'Higgins with Brazil (1955).
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Joined Brazil in 1955.
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Played for Brazil men's national football team (1955–1966) — 50 appearances, 17 goals.
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1954· 1 entry
Won: International Quadrangular Tournament with Botafogo (1954).
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1953· 2 entries
Played for Botafogo F.R. (1953–1965) — 614 appearances, 245 goals.
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Joined Botafogo RJ in 1953.
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1952· 1 entry
(they separated in 1965), a factory worker from Pau Grande with whom he had eight daughters, and second to Elza Soares, a samba singer whom he married in an unofficial ceremony in March 1966
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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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1933· 5 entries
Born 1933-10-28.
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“Nothing in Moderation. We all loved him.”
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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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“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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“William Cuthburt Faulkner Born Sept. 25 1897 Died July 6, 1962”
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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
“King of the NudiesI Was Glad to Do ItFILM PRODUCER AND DIRECTOR”
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“Here lies Lester Moorefour slugsfrom a 44now there's no Les no more”
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1916· 1 entry
“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· 2 entries
“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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“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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