See, as the prettiest graves will do in time,
Our poet's wants the freshness of its prime;
Spite of the sexton's browsing horse, the sods
Have struggled through its binding osier rods;
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Earth and mortal man change- they and their accomplishments do not survive forever, they fade and decay- only God and heaven are eternal and unchanging
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Earth and mortal man change- they and their accomplishments do not survive forever, they fade and decay- only God and heaven are eternal and unchanging