The Only Use of
epitaph
in
Great Expectations
- (I saw the idea suddenly break upon him that he would adapt his epitaph to the occasion, before he went on to say) "And there weren't no objection on your part, and Pip it were the great wish of your hart!"†
Chpt 13
Definition:
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(epitaph) a short text in memory of a dead person -- especially text written on a tombstone