"And, oh! condemn me not, I pray,
You who my sad confession view,
But ask your soul if you can say
That I'm a viler man than you."
"Here lies an old soldier, whom all must applaud,
Since he suffer'd much hardship at home and abroad;
But the hardest engagement he ever was in
Was the battle of self in the conquest of sin."
"When faith and love, which parted from thee never,
Had ripen'd thy just soul to dwell with God,
Meekly thou didst resign this early load
Of death, call'd life, which us from life doth sever."
"Thou soul of God's best earthly mould!
Thou happy soul! and can it be
That these two words of glitt'ring gold
Are all that must remain of thee?"
"The grave has eloquence; its lectures teach,
In silence, louder than divines can preach:
Hear what it says, ye sons of folly, hear;
It speaks to you,—lend an attentive ear."
