Memorial Addresses on the Life and Character of William Pitt Fessenden: (a Senator from Maine)U.S. Government Printing Office, 1870 - 82 страници |
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Страница 3 - Lord, thou hast been our dwelling-place in all generations. Before the mountains were brought forth, or ever thou hadst formed the earth and the world, even from everlasting to everlasting, thou art God. Thou turnest man to destruction; and sayest, Return, ye children of men. For a thousand years in thy sight are but as yesterday when it is past, and as a watch in the night.
Страница 25 - Where once we held debate, a band Of youthful friends, on mind and art, And labour, and the changing mart, And all the framework of the land ; When one would aim an arrow fair, But send it slackly from the string; And one would pierce an outer ring, And one an inner, here and there; And last the master-bowman, he, Would cleave the mark.
Страница 26 - This cardinal, Though from an humble stock, undoubtedly Was fashion'd to much honour. From his cradle He was a scholar, and a ripe and good one ; Exceeding wise, fair spoken, and persuading : Lofty and sour to them that loved him not ; But, to those men that sought him, sweet as summer...
Страница 14 - But rise; let us no more contend, nor blame Each other, blamed enough elsewhere; but strive, In offices of love, how we may lighten Each other's burden, in our share of woe...
Страница 23 - He believed that caution was the parent of safety. He was so careful not to do wrong that sometimes he seemed afraid to do right. All that there was akin to cowardice in the nature of Mr. Fesseuden is indicated by Shakespeare, when he says that — " Conscience makes cowards of us all.