Poem by Thomas Hardy

Epitaph

I never cared for Life: Life cared for me,
And hence I owed it some fidelity.
It now says, ‘Cease; at length thou hast learnt to grind
Sufficient toll for an unwilling mind,
And I dismiss thee – not without regard
That thou didst ask no ill-advised reward,
Nor sought in me much more than thou couldst find.’

1. At the Aquatic Sports
2. The Pink Frock
3. The Children and Sir Nameless
4. After a Romantic Day
5. The Peasant’s Confession

Donald Blanding Epitaph ("Do not carve on stone or wood")

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