Memorial Addresses on the Life and Character of William H. Crain (late a Representative from Texas), Delivered in the House of Representatives and Senate, Fifty-fourth Congress, First SessionU.S. Government Printing Office, 1897 - 79 pàgines |
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Memorial Addresses on the Life and Character of William H. Crain (late a ... United States. Congress Visualització completa - 1897 |
Memorial Addresses on the Life and Character of William H. Crain (late a ... United States. Congress Visualització completa - 1897 |
Memorial Addresses on the Life and Character of William H. Crain (late a ... United States. Congress Visualització completa - 1897 |
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ability adjourn admiration announced April 25 Aransas County back country beautiful bereavement Bishop Forest body born brother casket Catholic American cemetery character charming church Clerk read colleague committee Congressional district constituents crowd Cuero dead death deceased deep Dewitt County district attorney duty EAGLE PASS elected eloquent eulogies faith Father February February 14 fellow-men Fifty-third Congress flowers Forty-ninth friends friendship funeral train Galveston genial gentleman grave grief Hallettsville heard with profound heart honor House has heard House of Representatives human intellectual intimate acquaintance knew late a Representative lived manhood manly mark of respect McDEARMON MEMORIAL ADDRESSES mind minutes p. m. mortal native never noble November 25 o'clock pallbearers passed PENDLETON political Port Lavaca possessed profound sorrow Resolved Rudolph Kleberg Senate sleep soldiers soul Speaker stricken sympathy Texas to-day tribute uttered voice WILLIAM H WILLIAM HENRY CRAIN William Milliken words
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Pàgina 15 - Ben Adhem (may his tribe increase!) Awoke one night from a deep dream of peace, And saw within the moonlight in his room, Making it rich, and like a lily in bloom, An angel writing in a book of gold. Exceeding peace had made Ben Adhem bold, And to the presence in the room he said, "What writest thou?" The vision raised its head, And with a look made of all sweet accord, Answered, "The names of those who love the Lord.
Pàgina 15 - ABOU BEN ADHEM (may his tribe increase!) Awoke one night from a deep dream of peace, And saw within the moonlight in his room, Making it rich and like a lily in bloom, An angel writing in a book of gold: Exceeding peace had made Ben Adhem bold, And to the presence in the room he said, "What writest thou?
Pàgina 15 - The angel wrote, and vanished. The next night It came again, with a great wakening light, And showed the names whom love of God had blest, And, lo! Ben Adhem's name led all the rest.
Pàgina 7 - No farther seek his merits to disclose, Nor draw his frailties from their dread abode, — (There they, alike, in trembling hope repose,) The bosom of his Father and his God.
Pàgina 36 - Representatives to take order for superintending the funeral of the deceased. Resolved, That the Secretary communicate these resolutions to the House of Representatives and transmit a copy thereof to the family of the deceased. Resolved, That as a further mark of respect to the memory of the deceased the Senate do now adjourn.
Pàgina 6 - He is now at rest ; And praise and blame fall on his ear alike, Now dull in death. Yes; BYRON, thou art gone, Gone like a star that through the firmament Shot and was lost, in its eccentric course Dazzling, perplexing. Yet thy heart, methinks, Was generous, noble — noble in its scorn Of all things low or little ; nothing there Sordid or servile. If imagined wrongs Pursued thee, urging thee sometimes to do Things long regretted, oft, as many know, None more than I, thy gratitude would build On slight...
Pàgina 8 - A gentleman's first characteristic is that fineness of structure in the body, which renders it capable of the most delicate sensation ; and of structure in the mind which renders it capable of the most delicate sympathies — one may say, simply,
Pàgina 8 - This is, of course, compatible with heroic bodily strength and mental firmness ; in fact, heroic strength is not conceivable without such delicacy. Elephantine strength may drive its way through a forest and feel no touch of the boughs ; but the white skin of Homer's Atrides would have felt a bent rose-leaf, yet subdue its feeling in glow of battle, and behave itself like iron.
Pàgina 6 - Resolved, That a copy of these resolutions be forwarded to the family of the deceased, and that they be spread upon the minutes of this Board.
Pàgina 25 - Come, workers ; here was a teacher, and the lesson he taught was good : There are no classes or races, but one human brotherhood ; There are no creeds to be outlawed, no colors of skin debarred ; Mankind is one in its rights and wrongs — one right, one hope, one guard.