Memorial Addresses on the Life and Character of John Franklin Miller (a Senator from California)U.S. Government Printing Office, 1887 - 90 ページ |
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75 ページ - Leaves have their time to fall, And flowers to wither at the north wind's breath, And stars to set, but all — Thou hast all seasons for thine own, O Death...
14 ページ - Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord, for they rest from their labors, and their works do follow them!
19 ページ - Resolved, That as a mark of respect to the memory of the deceased the business of the Senate be now suspended to enable his associates to pay proper tribute to his high character and distinguished public services. Resolved, That the Secretary communicate a copy of these resolutions to the House of Representatives and transmit a copy thereof to the family of the deceased.
50 ページ - Give me a spirit that on life's rough sea Loves to have his sails filled with a lusty wind, Even till his sail-yards tremble, his masts crack, And his rapt ship run on her side so low, That she drinks water, and her keel ploughs air.
36 ページ - And he gave it for his opinion, that whoever could make two ears of corn, or two blades of grass, to grow upon a spot of ground, where only one grew before, vvould deserve better of mankind, and do more essential service to his country, than the whole race of politicians put together.
47 ページ - All bold conjecture, and fond hopes of man. What countless multitudes not only leave, But deeply disappoint us, by their deaths ! 763 Though great our sorrow, greater our surprise.
20 ページ - ... in the far simpler work of selecting capable representatives. Before the government of the United States was established the struggle of man had been for his personal rights and liberties. To possess what he had in peace, to seek happiness, to enjoy life in his own way, to speak with a free tongue, to worship God in accordance with the dictates of his own conscience — these were the things he sought.
52 ページ - From that station behold your disconsolate family; exalt our minds from fond regret and unavailing grief to the contemplation of your virtues. Those we must not lament; it were impiety to sully them with a tear. To cherish their memory, to embalm them with our praises, and, if our frail condition will permit, to emulate your bright example, will be the truest mark of our respect, the best tribute your family can offer.
82 ページ - Why shrinks the soul Back on herself, and startles at destruction ? 'Tis the divinity that stirs within us; 'Tis Heaven itself that points out an hereafter, And intimates eternity to man.
5 ページ - That invitations be extended to the President of the United States and the members of his Cabinet, the Chief Justice and the associate justices of the Supreme Court of the United States, the diplomatic corps, the Major-General Commanding the Army, and the Senior Admiral of the Navy to attend the funeral of the Hon.