Tombstone as Eulogy from Years Past
June 30, 2011
St. Peter's Church; St. George's, Bermuda
“ To the memory of George Forbes, MD.
Whom living
A fingular complacency of manners
Joined with many ufeful talents
And eminent virtues
Render’d highly eftimable
Bleff’d with a convivial difpofition,
In the cheerful hour of focial feftivity
He throne irreprehenifible
An agreeable companion,
Ever affiduous in furthering good humour
And the enjoyments of fociality.
Friendly to mankind,
His endeavors to mitigate the evils of life,
Which he ore himfelf with temper & philosophy,
Were not alone confined to the Healing Art ,
Long exercifed by him with much Reputation;
But were likewife exerted
In compofing differences
Restoring ancient friendfhips interrupted
And promoting
Peace, harmony, and a mutual good undertfanding
Among His fellow-men.
Having acquitted himfelf with approbation
In the feveral relations of life,
As he had lived repected and beloved,
So he died
Lamented and regretted for thefe virtues
And many others,
With
Tho’not enregifter’d on this marble,
Are for ever engraven
On the memory of his furviving friends.
He died Jany 9th, 1778 Aged 68”
