Thy Little Sand

From Beaver Meadow Cemetery, Leyden, MA:

Reader! eternity's at hand;
O, why then waste thy little sand,
Or careless view departing day,
And throw life's inch of time away!

For I In Haste

From Beaver Meadow Cemetery, Leyden, MA:

All you that come my grave to see
As I am now soon you must be.
Strive to prepare, make no delay,
For I in haste was call'd away.

The Great Teacher Death

from Beaver Meadow Cemetery, Leyden, MA:

Believe and look with triumph on the tomb
Waiting till the great Teacher Death shall come.

The Silent Mound

From First Church cemetery, Templeton, MA

In the cold, dark, and silent mound
Her body cold it lies:
But sure there will a trumpet sound
And bid her soul arise.

Let Vernal Roses Bloom

from a cemetery in New Salem, MA

For other nymphs let vernal roses bloom
Mine be the peaceful mansions of the tomb.
Peace to thy dust, dear friend farewell,
Till sounds for me the village bell
Oft as I tread this hallow'd ground.

O Youth Attend

from Pine Grove Cemetery, West Warren, MA

O youth attend, thy life amend,
And be prepar'd to die!
Think how soon it will be your doom
To lie as low as I.

New Salem, MA