From too much love of living,
From hope and fear set free,
We thank with brief thanksgiving
Whatever gods may be
That no life lives for ever,
That dead men rise up never;
That even the weariest river
Winds somewhere safe to sea.
Bio: Roger Boyle, 1st Earl of Orrery was a soldier, dramatist and politician from the British Isles who sat in the House of Commons of England at various times between 1654 and 1679.