O God, who by the example of the most holy hermit Richard taught us to despise the earthly and to seek with a sincere heart the heavenly: grant to us, [through his merits and prayers,] that we may imitate him faithfully and drink with him in the eternal bliss. Through Jesus Christ our Lord.
The above is a translation from The Officium and Miracula of Richard Rolle of Hampole.
this solitary life 