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York, Maine:
Although this stone may moulder into dust,
Yet Joseph Moodey's name continue must.
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In Biddeford churchyard, Devon:
The wedding-day appointed was,
And wedding clothes provided;
Before the nuptial day, alas!
He sickened and he die did.
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Lines written by a lady to console herself for the death of her father:
It will not do to give way
To despair and grief,
For according to God's ordination
Our trials in life are trifling and brief,
Compared to eternal damnation.