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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... a few words of greeting . He complained of great fatigue , but of no pain , except when he moved of his own strength . He was , he said , tired in every nerve and muscle , even in his bones . He wanted rest , and begged for.
... a few words of greeting . He complained of great fatigue , but of no pain , except when he moved of his own strength . He was , he said , tired in every nerve and muscle , even in his bones . He wanted rest , and begged for.
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... moved , How modest , kindly , all - accomplished , wise ; With what sublime repression of himself , And in what limits and how tenderly- Not swaying to this faction or to that , Not making his high place the lawless perch -- Of winged ...
... moved , How modest , kindly , all - accomplished , wise ; With what sublime repression of himself , And in what limits and how tenderly- Not swaying to this faction or to that , Not making his high place the lawless perch -- Of winged ...
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... moved and with which he acted , that would have been capable of serving the State in that regard , but they had not the power of union ; they had not those qualities that drew men to him . Mr. SUMNER became a Senator of the United ...
... moved and with which he acted , that would have been capable of serving the State in that regard , but they had not the power of union ; they had not those qualities that drew men to him . Mr. SUMNER became a Senator of the United ...
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... SUMNER were placed in the Rotunda of the Capitol , where they lay in state until half - past twelve o'clock , the hour of the funeral services in the Senate Chamber . At the close of these services the funeral procession moved.
... SUMNER were placed in the Rotunda of the Capitol , where they lay in state until half - past twelve o'clock , the hour of the funeral services in the Senate Chamber . At the close of these services the funeral procession moved.
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... moved to the station , and at three o'clock a special train started for New York , arriving at that city at midnight , where the Committee rested , and the honored remains were placed under guard . On Saturday morning , the fourteenth ...
... moved to the station , and at three o'clock a special train started for New York , arriving at that city at midnight , where the Committee rested , and the honored remains were placed under guard . On Saturday morning , the fourteenth ...
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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.