A Memorial of Charles Sumner ..."1 carbon print of a photographic portrait of Sumner by Allen and Rowell, Boston ... one of only a few that are identified by this firm."--Hanson Collection Catalogue, p. 49. |
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... expression . Fortunate as he was , not so much in the accidents of public life as in that constant preparation which made him the central figure of every momentous event in a most critical period in our history , he was also fortunate ...
... expression . Fortunate as he was , not so much in the accidents of public life as in that constant preparation which made him the central figure of every momentous event in a most critical period in our history , he was also fortunate ...
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... expression of sorrow , nor fail to manifest our respect for the memory of the departed . It is the reward of the patriot to be remem- bered gratefully by his countrymen after he has passed from earth ; and we but pay a just debt in ...
... expression of sorrow , nor fail to manifest our respect for the memory of the departed . It is the reward of the patriot to be remem- bered gratefully by his countrymen after he has passed from earth ; and we but pay a just debt in ...
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... expressing his opinions , which were founded upon his honest convictions . server . Mr. President , I did not rise to pronounce a eulogy upon CHARLES SUMNER . My feeble words can add noth- ing to his glorious fame . I simply desire to ...
... expressing his opinions , which were founded upon his honest convictions . server . Mr. President , I did not rise to pronounce a eulogy upon CHARLES SUMNER . My feeble words can add noth- ing to his glorious fame . I simply desire to ...
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... expression should be given to the grief which , at this moment , oppresses the public mind everywhere . Everywhere it is remembered that Mr. SUMNER was , at the time of his decease , the " father " of the Senate of the United States ...
... expression should be given to the grief which , at this moment , oppresses the public mind everywhere . Everywhere it is remembered that Mr. SUMNER was , at the time of his decease , the " father " of the Senate of the United States ...
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... expression to the true opinion and will of the assembly ; and that in coming to that expression it is not so much the right of every member to be heard , as it is the duty of the assembly to collect every contribution to the common ...
... expression to the true opinion and will of the assembly ; and that in coming to that expression it is not so much the right of every member to be heard , as it is the duty of the assembly to collect every contribution to the common ...
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Page 133 - I say unto you, inasmuch as ye have done it unto the least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto me.
Page 80 - Behold, I shew you a mystery : we shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed, in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump: (for the trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed.) For this corruptible must put on incorruption, and this mortal must put on immortality...
Page 82 - ... who, having finished their course in faith, do now rest from their labors. And we beseech thee, that we, with all those who are departed in the true faith of thy holy name, may have our perfect consummation and bliss, both in body and soul, in thy eternal and everlasting glory, through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Page 84 - The voice at midnight came, He started up to hear ; A mortal arrow pierced his frame — He fell, but felt no fear.
Page 81 - Thou knowest, Lord, the secrets of our hearts : shut not thy merciful ears to our prayers ; but spare us, Lord most holy, O God most mighty, O holy and merciful Saviour, thou most worthy Judge eternal, suffer us not at our last hour for any pains of death to fall from thee.
Page 94 - Remember now thy Creator in the days of thy youth, while the evil days come not, nor the years draw nigh, when thou shalt say, I have no pleasure in them; 2.
Page 309 - Duncan is in his grave; After life's fitful fever he sleeps well; Treason has done his worst: nor steel, nor poison, Malice domestic, foreign levy, nothing Can touch him further.
Page 76 - I am the Resurrection and the Life, saith the Lord; he that believeth in Me, though he were dead, yet shall he live, and whosoever liveth and believeth in Me shall never die.
Page 77 - Hear my prayer, O Lord, and give ear unto my cry ; Hold not thy peace at my tears : For I am a stranger with thee, And a sojourner, as all my fathers were.
Page 88 - I HEARD a voice from heaven, saying unto me, Write, From henceforth blessed are the dead who die in the Lord : even so saith the Spirit ; for they rest from their labours.