SACRED To the Memory of RICHARD HENRY HARRISON Youngest Son of Dr. Wm. J. & Sophia Russell Who departed this life February 2nd, 1843 Aged 5 years, 10 months and 4 days. Time was, is past, thou canst not it recall Time is, thou hast, improve the portion small Time future is not and may never be Time present is the only time for thee. Small box tomb located at Lawrenceville Historic Cemetery in Gwinnett County, Georgia. (Photo © 2010-18 S. Lincecum) It seemed morose when I also found the lines from Richard's epitaph in a Sunday School Children's Magazine dated 1839, along with these others: Why should I say 'tis yet too soon To seek for heaven, or think of death? A flower may fade before 'tis noon, And I this day may lose my breath. But the more I think about it, I must admit it's also fitting.
Telling the Tales of Tombstones