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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... he had in his time few equals , certainly no supe- rior . It is unnecessary for us to speak of him in comparison with ancient orators . We know little about them . We know of them only by tradition , LEGISLATIVE PROCEEDINGS . 37.
... he had in his time few equals , certainly no supe- rior . It is unnecessary for us to speak of him in comparison with ancient orators . We know little about them . We know of them only by tradition , LEGISLATIVE PROCEEDINGS . 37.
Page 41
... speak of Mr. Fill- more as a patriotic man - had finished his career . Other illustrious statesmen have passed away . They had fulfilled their mission ; there was no further duty for them , and God , in his providence , took them to ...
... speak of Mr. Fill- more as a patriotic man - had finished his career . Other illustrious statesmen have passed away . They had fulfilled their mission ; there was no further duty for them , and God , in his providence , took them to ...
Page 45
... earnest man seems to have been providentially raised to awaken and inform the people , and without him , humanly speaking , the great act of justice would never have been performed . So , too LEGISLATIVE PROCEEDINGS . 45.
... earnest man seems to have been providentially raised to awaken and inform the people , and without him , humanly speaking , the great act of justice would never have been performed . So , too LEGISLATIVE PROCEEDINGS . 45.
Page 46
... soldier falls at his post with all his armor on . Mr. Speaker , I do not forget that it is my privilege to speak here to - day as one of the representatives of the city and of the ward in which he lived for 46 CHARLES SUMNER .
... soldier falls at his post with all his armor on . Mr. Speaker , I do not forget that it is my privilege to speak here to - day as one of the representatives of the city and of the ward in which he lived for 46 CHARLES SUMNER .
Page 49
... speak of our loss . But nothing that is good ever dies , for it is ever- lasting . What he accomplished is secure . His pure life , his unbending rectitude , his complete fidelity - they are our possession . They belong to the world and ...
... speak of our loss . But nothing that is good ever dies , for it is ever- lasting . What he accomplished is secure . His pure life , his unbending rectitude , his complete fidelity - they are our possession . They belong to the world and ...
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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.