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Page 14 - His life was gentle, and the elements So mix'd in him that Nature might stand up And say to all the world, 'This was a man!
Page 140 - Beneath those rugged elms, that yew-tree's shade Where heaves the turf in many a mouldering heap, Each in his narrow cell forever laid, The rude forefathers of the hamlet sleep.
Page 268 - Rocking on the highest billows, Laughing at the storms you meet, You can stand among the sailors, Anchored yet within the bay, You can lend a hand to help them, As they launch their boats away.
Page 268 - Do not, then, stand idly waiting, For some greater work to do ; Fortune is a lazy goddess, She will never come to you, Go and toil in any vineyard, Do not fear to do or dare ; If you want a field of labor, Yon can find it anywhere.
Page 331 - Be sure that when purchasing your going ticket you request a certificate. Do not make the mistake of asking for a receipt.
Page 380 - What I do say is that no man is good enough to govern another man without that other's consent.
Page 261 - And above all to' perpetuate the memory and the spirit of the men and women who achieved American independence by the acquisition and protection of historical spots and the erection of monuments by the encouragement of historical research in relation to the Revolution and the publication of its results by the preservation of documents and relics and of the records of the individual services of the revolutionary soldiers and patriots, and by the promotion of celebrations of all patriotic anniversaries.
Page 261 - ... thus developing an enlightened public opinion, and affording to young and old such advantages as shall develop in them the largest capacity for performing the duties of American citizens; to cherish, maintain, and extend the institutions of American freedom; to foster true patriotism and love of country; and to aid in securing for mankind all the blessings of liberty.
Page 646 - Great captains, with their guns and drums, Disturb our judgment for the hour, But at last silence comes ; These all are gone, and, standing like a tower, Our children shall behold his fame, The kindly-earnest, brave, foreseeing man, Sagacious, patient, dreading praise, not blame, New birth of our new soil, the first American.
Page 611 - The bravest battle that ever was fought ; Shall I tell you where and when? On the maps of the world you will find it not ; It was fought by the mothers of men.