And Yonder All Before Us

Self-preservation, Nature's First Great Law, All The Creatures, Except Man, Doth Awe.

The Grave's A Fine And Private Place, But None, I Think, Do There Embrace.

How Vainly Men Themselves Amaze, / To Win The Palm, The Oak, Or Bays; / And Their Incessant Labours See / Crowned From Some Single Herb Or Tree.

I Have A Garden Of My Own, But So With Roses Overgrown, And Lilies, That You Would It Guess To Be A Little Wilderness.

Twas Beyond A Mortal's Share To Wander Solitary There: Two Paradises 'twere In One To Live In Paradise Alone.