EPITAPHS. 477 Solomon Peck, d. 1756, age 65 : " My faith shall rest in hope to rise Waked by his powerful VOICE." Mrs. Mary Kelley, d. 1794, age 37. Heaven was near and very real to her friends as the monument to her declares: " Farewell, dear friends, a short farewell, Till we do meet again above In the sweet groves where pleasures dwell. And trees of life bear fruits of love." Lorenzo Dow Kelley, d, 1845, age 34. An early end to a sailor's life is recorded : " No more by tempests tossed and driven, But anchored in the Port of Heaven." Joseph Martin, d. 1815, age 22. An early and sudden death is thus described : " Swift were the summons, short the road, He closed his eyes and saw his God." Ebenezer Martin, d. 1806, age 56. The comfort of the resurrection hope is here noted. "Depart my friends, dry up your tears. For I must wait till Christ appears." Mrs. Ruth Bicknell, d. 1756, age 29. The following in- scription, with variations, is to be found on many tombstones of the last century : " Christian reader, cast an eye, As you are now so once was I, As lam now so you must be. Prepare your heart to follow me." John M. Bradford, d. 1872. On his tombstone at Nayatt is the record : " He sleeps in the soil once owned by his ancestor, Gov. William Bradford, of Plymouth. Lydia P. Cook, d. 1868, speaks in marble : " A true Christian life needs no epitaph."
