Here's an acre sown indeed,
With the richest royalest seed.

Here's an acre sown indeed,
With the richest royalest seed.

Gravestones tell truth scarce forty years.

Gravestones tell truth scarce forty years.

The grave's the market place.

The grave's the market place.

He spake well who said that graves are the footprints of angels.

He spake well who said that graves are the footprints of angels.

The only difference between a rut and a grave is their dimensions.

The only difference between a rut and a grave is their dimensions.

I gazed upon the glorious sky
And the green mountains round,
And thought that when I came read more

I gazed upon the glorious sky
And the green mountains round,
And thought that when I came to lie
At rest within the ground,
'Twere pleasant, that in flowery June
When brooks send up a cheerful tune,
And groves a joyous sound,
The sexton's hand, my grave to make,
The rich, green mountain-turf should break.

The grave is still the best shelter against the storms of destiny.

The grave is still the best shelter against the storms of destiny.

One foot in the grave.

One foot in the grave.

But an untimely grave.

But an untimely grave.