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Eulogium on the life and character of Gen. William Henry Harrison

Thomas Williams 1806-1872 Miscellaneous Pamphlet Collection (Library of Congress) DLC [from old cata

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Description:Excerpt from Eulogium on the Life and Character of Gen.: William Henry Harrison Senators and Representatives: It is no common task which your partiality has assigned me. it is no common event which has assembled us together. To me belongs not now the grateful theme which stirs the public pulse on some high festival commemorative of the glorious past. No joyous ceremonial - no inaugural fete is this which has this day gathered the representative majesty of the people of Pennsylvania within this hall. The emblems of woe are around as; a nation is clad in the habilaments of mourning, and the voice of wailing and lamentation is heard upon every breeze. The head of this great republic, the elect of this mighty people, the idol of a nation's hopes, called so recently from his retirement to preside over the destinies of this glorious sisterhood of States - the soldier, the statesman, the sage, the patriot Harrison is no more! Yes! the illustrious man, who but yesterday on the steps of the Federal Capitol, under the shadow of our national banner, and in the presence of the assembled thousands who were congregated together from the remotest extremities of this broad land to witness the sublime spectacle, pronounced the solemn vow of fealty to the Constitution, and invoked the Ruler of the universe to attest the sincerity of the pledge which he then gave, has already laid down the high commission with which he was invested, and with it all the symbols of command, and yielding to the summons of Omnipotence with the same cheerful submission with which he has ever obeyed the calls of duty here, has been translated from the scene of his responsibilities on earth, to the scene of a higher responsibility in heaven. The silver chord has been loosed; the tongue which was then eloquent of truth is now mute forever, even while its last echoes are yet lingering upon the car; the eye which then kindled with the inspirations of an exalted patriotism is already sealed in eternal sleep; and the heart which then throbbed with the deepest anxiety for a nation's welfare is forever at rest. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Eulogium on the life and character of Gen. William Henry Harrison. To get started finding Eulogium on the life and character of Gen. William Henry Harrison, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Description: Excerpt from Eulogium on the Life and Character of Gen.: William Henry Harrison Senators and Representatives: It is no common task which your partiality has assigned me. it is no common event which has assembled us together. To me belongs not now the grateful theme which stirs the public pulse on some high festival commemorative of the glorious past. No joyous ceremonial - no inaugural fete is this which has this day gathered the representative majesty of the people of Pennsylvania within this hall. The emblems of woe are around as; a nation is clad in the habilaments of mourning, and the voice of wailing and lamentation is heard upon every breeze. The head of this great republic, the elect of this mighty people, the idol of a nation's hopes, called so recently from his retirement to preside over the destinies of this glorious sisterhood of States - the soldier, the statesman, the sage, the patriot Harrison is no more! Yes! the illustrious man, who but yesterday on the steps of the Federal Capitol, under the shadow of our national banner, and in the presence of the assembled thousands who were congregated together from the remotest extremities of this broad land to witness the sublime spectacle, pronounced the solemn vow of fealty to the Constitution, and invoked the Ruler of the universe to attest the sincerity of the pledge which he then gave, has already laid down the high commission with which he was invested, and with it all the symbols of command, and yielding to the summons of Omnipotence with the same cheerful submission with which he has ever obeyed the calls of duty here, has been translated from the scene of his responsibilities on earth, to the scene of a higher responsibility in heaven. The silver chord has been loosed; the tongue which was then eloquent of truth is now mute forever, even while its last echoes are yet lingering upon the car; the eye which then kindled with the inspirations of an exalted patriotism is already sealed in eternal sleep; and the heart which then throbbed with the deepest anxiety for a nation's welfare is forever at rest. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Eulogium on the life and character of Gen. William Henry Harrison. To get started finding Eulogium on the life and character of Gen. William Henry Harrison, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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