Chapter LXXVI

Our Father answered--“give me bounds and deeds--
No lands I take but such as parchment names;
To future ages will I leave no seeds
To yield a harvest of discordant claims;
If name I must, I name fair Seekonk’s meads--
What first I craved still satisfies my aims;
These and the friendship of my neighbors are
Reward too generous for my toil and care.”