Implicitly?

Posted May 17th, 2003 by Tim

The City
Mt. Auburn Cemetery

This gravestone engraving has puzzled me ever since I first saw it. As of yet, I don't have any leads.

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On April 30th, 2004 Visitor commented:

Not to dispute the methods of his providence, but humbly and implicitly to acquiesce in and adore them. --Atterbury.

without reserve; with unreserved confidence

On May 3rd, 2004 Tim commented:

Yes, this was a helpful lead. This gravestone is probably using "implicitly" to mean "without reserve; with unreserved confidence" (from Webster's 1913 Dictionary).

Thanks, whoever you are.

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without reserve; with unreserved confidence

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