A Memorial of Daniel Webster: From the City of BostonLittle, Brown, 1853 - 270 pàgines |
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A Memorial of Daniel Webster: From the City of Boston Boston (Mass.),George Stillman Hillard Visualització completa - 1853 |
A Memorial of Daniel Webster: From the City of Boston Boston (Mass.),George Stillman Hillard Visualització completa - 1853 |
A Memorial of Daniel Webster: From the City of Boston Boston (Mass.),George Stillman Hillard Visualització completa - 1853 |
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Passatges populars
Pàgina 16 - Jesus said unto him, If thou canst believe, all things are possible to him that believeth. And straightway the father of the child cried out, and said with tears, Lord I believe; help Thou mine unbelief.
Pàgina 154 - CALL it not vain: — they do not err, Who say that when the poet dies Mute Nature mourns her worshipper And celebrates his obsequies; Who say tall cliff and cavern lone For the departed bard make moan ; That mountains weep in crystal rill; That flowers in tears of balm distil; Through his loved groves that breezes sigh, And oaks in deeper groan reply, 10 And rivers teach their rushing wave To murmur dirges round his grave.
Pàgina 58 - He, the more fortunate ! yea, he hath finished ! For him there is no longer any future, His life is bright — bright without spot it was And cannot cease to be. No ominous hour Knocks at his door with tidings of mishap. Far off is he, above desire and fear ; No more submitted to the change and chance Of the unsteady planets.
Pàgina 70 - Her suffering ended with the day, Yet lived she at its close, And breathed the long, long night away In statue-like repose ; " ' But when the sun in all his state Illumed the eastern skies, She passed through Glory's morning gate, And walked in paradise.
Pàgina 204 - ... the emotions that stifle the utterance of thy name! Our poor work may perish; but thine shall endure! This monument may moulder away; the solid ground it rests upon may sink down to a level with the sea; but thy memory shall not fail! Wheresoever among men a heart shall be found that beats to the transports of patriotism and liberty, its aspirations shall be to claim kindred with thy spirit!
Pàgina 204 - And so that day shall be honored, illustrious prophet and patriot ! so that day shall be honored, and as often as it returns, thy renown shall come along with it, and the glory of thy life, like the day of thy death, shall not fail from the remembrance of men.
Pàgina 258 - All rising to great place is by a winding stair; and if there be factions, it is good to side a man's self whilst he is in the rising, and to balance himself when he is placed. Use the memory of thy predecessor fairly and tenderly...
Pàgina 189 - November 8, 1875, the following resolutions were unanimously adopted : Resolved, That in the death of Mr.
Pàgina 93 - ... the offices of legislation and diplomacy; of preserving the peace, keeping the honor, establishing the boundaries, and vindicating the neutral rights of his country; restoring a sound currency, and laying its foundation sure and deep; in upholding public credit; in promoting foreign commerce and domestic industry ; in developing our uncounted material resources; giving the lake and the river to trade; and vindicating and interpreting the Constitution and the Law. On all these subjects; on all...
Pàgina 87 - ... which it would not be easy to recall any parallel in the biography of illustrious men. Without seeking for parallels, and without asserting that they do not exist, consider that he was, by universal designation, the leader of the general American Bar ; and that he was, also, by an equally universal designation, foremost of her statesmen living at his death ; inferior to not one who has lived and acted since the opening of his own public life. Look at these aspects of his greatness separately,...