Page 694. John Bartlett, comp. 1919. Familiar Quotations, 10th ed.

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John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.

Page 694

James Aldrich. (1810–1856)

6972

    Her suffering ended with the day,
  Yet lived she at its close,
And breathed the long, long night away
  In statue-like repose.

A Death-Bed.

6973

    But when the sun in all his state
  Illumed the eastern skies,
She passed through Glory’s morning-gate,
  And walked in Paradise. 1

A Death-Bed.

Theodore Parker. (1810–1860)

6974

Truth never yet fell dead in the streets; it has such affinity with the soul of man, the seed however broadcast will catch somewhere and produce its hundredfold.

A Discourse of Matters Pertaining to Religion.

6975

Truth stood on one side and Ease on the other; it has often been so.

A Discourse of Matters Pertaining to Religion.

6976

Man never falls so low that he can see nothing higher than himself.

Essay. A Lesson for the Day.

6977

A democracy,—that is a government of all the people, by all the people, for all the people; 2 of course, a government of the principles of eternal justice, the unchanging law of God; for shortness’ sake I will call it the idea of Freedom.

The American Idea: Speech at N. E. Anti-Slavery Convention, Boston, May 29, 1850.

6978

All men desire to be immortal.

A Sermon on the Immortal Life. Sept. 20, 1846.

Note 1.
Thomas Hood: The Death Bed, page 591. Phœbe Cary: The Wife, page 171. [back]

Note 2.
See Daniel Webster, page 532. Also see Abraham Lincoln, page 661. [back]

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