Memorial Services Held in the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States: Together with Remarks Presented in Eulogy of Patrick Anthony McCarran, Late a Senator from Nevada

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U.S. Government Printing Office, 1955 - 82 Seiten

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Seite 14 - Lofty, and sour, to them that lov"d him not; But to those men that sought him, sweet as summer: And though he were unsatisfied in getting, (Which was a sin) yet in bestowing, madam, He was most princely.
Seite 10 - 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 10 - Res. 197) were read, considered by unanimous consent, and unanimously agreed to, as follows : Resolved, That the Senate has heard with profound sorrow the announcement of the death of Hon.
Seite 56 - Crow said in a squeaky voice and with bold gestures that he was the master of his fate and the captain of his soul.
Seite 23 - And when he fell in whirlwind, he went down As when a lordly cedar, green with boughs, Goes down with a great shout upon the hills, And leaves a lonesome place against the sky.
Seite 23 - Mr. Clay's eloquence did not consist, as many fine specimens of eloquence do, of types and figures, of antithesis and elegant arrangement of words and sentences, but rather of that deeply earnest and impassioned tone and manner which can proceed only from great sincerity, and a thorough conviction in the speaker of the justice and importance of his cause.
Seite 15 - May his soul and the souls of all the faithful departed rest in peace.
Seite 25 - He is gone who seem'd so great. — Gone ; but nothing can bereave him Of the force he made his own Being here, and we believe him Something far advanced in State, And that he wears a truer crown Than any wreath that man can weave him. Speak no more of his renown, Lay your earthly fancies down, And in the vast cathedral leave him. God accept him, Christ receive him.
Seite 32 - Teach us, good Lord, to serve Thee as Thou deservest; to give, and not to count the cost; to fight, and not to heed the wounds; to toil, and not to seek for rest; to labor, and not to ask for any reward, save that of knowing that we do Thy will; through Jesus Christ, our Lord.
Seite 42 - There being no objection, the address was ordered to be printed in the Record, as follows: Mrs. Reed, members and guests of the Cosmopolitan Club, thank you for asking me to talk to you this evening about the Public Works of Art Project.

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