Memorial Addresses on the Life and Character of Francis Browne Stockbridge: (late a Senator from Michigan) Delivered in the Senate and House of Representatives, Fifty-third Congress, Third SessionU.S. Government Printing Office, 1895 - 83 Seiten |
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Seite 45 - Tis of the wave and not the rock; 'Tis but the flapping of the sail, And not a rent made by the gale ! In spite of rock and tempest's roar, In spite of false lights on the shore. Sail on, nor fear to breast the sea! Our hearts, our hopes, are all with thee.
Seite 54 - Lives of great men all remind us We can make our lives sublime, And, departing, leave behind us, Footprints on the sands of time; Footprints, that perhaps another, Sailing o'er life's solemn main, A forlorn and shipwrecked brother, Seeing, shall take heart again.
Seite 47 - Sure the last end Of the good man is peace. How calm his exit ! Night-dews fall not more gently to the ground, Nor weary worn-out winds expire so soft.
Seite 41 - Justice, Sir, is the great interest of man on earth. It is the ligament which holds civilized beings and civilized nations together. Wherever her temple stands, and so long as it is duly honored, there is a foundation for social security, general happiness, and the improvement and progress of our race.
Seite 32 - 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 Representative the Senate do now adjourn.
Seite 9 - 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 tribute to his high character and distinguished public service.
Seite 41 - God ; it is that centre round which human motives and passions turn: and Justice, sitting on high, sees Genius and Power, and Wealth and Birth, revolving round her throne ; and teaches their paths, and marks out their orbits...
Seite 50 - Life is real, life is earnest, And the grave is not its goal ; Dust thou art, to dust returnest, Was not spoken of the soul...
Seite 7 - That a committee, consisting of three members, be appointed to join such committee as may be appointed by the House of Representatives to wait on the...
Seite 41 - Above all other things is justice: success is a good thing; wealth is good also; honor is better; but justice excels them all.