When darkness gathers over all, And the last tottering pillars fall, Take the poor dust Thy mercy warms. And mould it into heavenly forms.
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O. W. Holmes Quote
“The mossy marbles rest On the lips that he has pressed In their bloom; And the names he loved to hear Have been carved for many a year On the tomb.”
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