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Marguerite Gardiner

Who could look on these monuments without reflecting on the vanity of mortals in thus offering up testimonials of their respect for persons of whose very names posterity is ignorant?

Marguerite Gardiner

Respect

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The author is pointing out that people often create grand memorials to honor others, but over time, those honored individuals are forgotten by future generations. This suggests that such displays of respect may be ultimately pointless because the memory of the person does not last.

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