Namely, 97

NAMELY

eponyms (EP-uh-nimz)

words based on or derived from a person's name.

First Known Use: mid-19^th century

“What’s in a Name?”

Juliet in Romeo and Juliet, 2.2­

97: mausoleum: an above-ground burial chamber (from King Mausolus—died ca. 395 BCE—ruler of Caria in Ancient Greece, best known for his tomb, one of the Seven Wonders of the ancient world; first known use, 15^th century)

Bobby loved the mausoleum—

Dead folks there—he couldn’t see ’em.

And, of course, he couldn’t free ’em.

Enemies then tried to con him—

Wanted him to be a gone-him.

Mausoleum door closed on him.

Bobby faced an endless night, Yo.

No light there—and no place to go.

Life was slow, slow, slow, slow, slow, slow.