In heaven, all the interesting people are missing.

In heaven, all the interesting people are missing.

And so upon this wise I prayed,--
Great Spirit, give to me
A heaven not so large read more

And so upon this wise I prayed,--
Great Spirit, give to me
A heaven not so large as yours
But large enough for me.

All places are distant from heaven alike.

All places are distant from heaven alike.

In hope to merit Heaven by making earth a Hell.

In hope to merit Heaven by making earth a Hell.

To different minds, the same world is a hell, and a heaven.

To different minds, the same world is a hell, and a heaven.

Now he [Nebridius] lives in Abraham's bosom.
[Lat., Nunc ille vivit in sinu Abraham.]

Now he [Nebridius] lives in Abraham's bosom.
[Lat., Nunc ille vivit in sinu Abraham.]

Since Heaven's eternal year is thine.

Since Heaven's eternal year is thine.

There the wicked cease from troubling; and there the weary be at
rest.

There the wicked cease from troubling; and there the weary be at
rest.

Spend in pure converse our eternal day;
Think each in each, immediately wise;
Learn all we lacked read more

Spend in pure converse our eternal day;
Think each in each, immediately wise;
Learn all we lacked before; hear, know, and say
What this tumultuous body now denies;
And feel, who have laid our groping hands away;
And see, no longer blinded by our eyes.