Death's icy bride

From a cemetery in Truro, MA:

We have robed thee in thy garments
Meet to hold Death's icy bride;
In the old churchyard we've laid thee
By thy long lost mother's side.

Sun and trees

From West Cemetery, Granby, MA:

Trees cast their leaves and spring again,
Man's leaf once cast doth so remain.
Sun being set returns with light,
Man's light is short, long lasting night.

The morning flower

From Oak Knoll Cemetery, Palmer, MA:

A pleasant plant,
a morning flower,
cut down + wither'd
in an hour.

And while we sigh, we sink.

From Brimfield, MA (at Routes 19 + 20):

Man's home is in the grave;
Here dwells the multitude:
We gaze around;
We read their monuments;
We sigh, + while we sigh, we sink.

Death = release.

From First Church Cemetery, Templeton, MA:

He had been in the service of his country 3 years,
8 months of which were spent in rebel prisons.
He survived his release only one week, and died of
disease caused by starvation.

Downwards, to the tomb

From First Church Cemetery, Templeton, MA:

Great GOD! Is this our certain doom?
And are we still secure!
Still walking downwards to the tomb
And yet prepare no more.

All heaven unfolding

From Dwight Cemetery, Belchertown, MA:

Worlds shall not bribe me back to tread
Again life's dreary waste
To see my days again o'er spread
With all the gloomy past
My home henceforth is in the skies,
Earth, seas, and sun adieu.
All heaven unfolded to my eyes.
I've no regret for you.

The Exhile of Inherited Melancholy

From Jennison Road Cemetery, Wendell, MA:

Orphan of Affliction and Grief
Adopted by _____ and Grand Sire
Nurse in their ______ home
Wife and Widow there of Dea. John Hill
Happy wife of Gratitude
In rural home of _____ 6 years
Often ______ of Calamity and Pain
Exhile of inherited Melancholy 15 years
Patient waiter on Decay and Death
Lover of all who love Jesus
"Lord hide me."
"Your life is hid with Christ in God."

In her mouldering arms

From First Church Cemetery, Ludlow, MA:

Her infant twain doth still remain
Lodg'd in her mouldering arms
Doth loudly call to one and all
To hear grim death's alarms.

Death thy messenger

From Mollison Hill Road Cemetery, Goshen, MA:

The tear of sorrow flows from every eye
Groans answer groans and sighs to sighs reply
What sudden pangs shoot through each aching heart,
When death thy messenger dispatched his dart
O is George dead our trembling lips replied
O what a blessing in his death denied.

As morning dew

From Petersham Center Cemetery, Petersham, MA:

Early, bright, trancient, chaste
as morning dew,
he sparkled and exhaled.

Here lyest.

From Old Deerfield Cemetery, Deerfield, MA:

Here lyest the Body of Mrs. Eunice
Williams the virtuous + desirable
consort of the Rev'rd Mr. John
Williams, + Daughter to ye Rev'rd
Mr. Eleazer + Mrs. Esther Mather
of Northampton. She was born
Augt. 2 1664 and fell by the rage
of ye Barbarous Enemy
March 1, 1703/4
Prov. 31.28 her children arise up
+ call her bless'd.