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In Memoriam.
In Memoriam .
BY SAVARICUS . JAMES ABEAM GARFIELD , President of the United States of America ,. Born 19 th November , 1831 . Shot 2 nd July ¦ Died 19 th September 1881 .
, A Brother ' s dead ! and one whose greatness lives - ' - * - Within the hearts of nations brave and just ; We sympathetic mourn his sad , sad loss ,
And join the universal grief of men . A noble life , well spent from childhood's days To man ' s estate ; for knowledge struggling hard Amid the wants and cares of bare existence , Till , step by step , by learning crowned , he stood The foremost man in all the World called New .
To him Humanity was " all in all ;" Nor creed , nor colour could his honest heart E ' er sway : all men to him were kin ; For Freedom ' s spirit ruled his gentle soul , And Justice prompted him to stand by Right . His Country ' s welfare being his chief aim ,
'Twas all he sought ; cold Avordly wealth in vain Its sordid charms hung out , the dazzling bait Ne ' er took the good man ' s eye ; his heart was true , And bravely went he on from day to day , Until the honoured goal was proudly won .
***** Too surely does the Evil One possess Some men , and thus to work his baneful Will ; The coward deed done by th' assassin ' s hand , A thrill of horror sent through ev ' ry land . Each feeling heart was by emotion stirred ,
And many earnest prayers were offered up To God to spare the life a wretch would take . We know the Hand Divine is merciful , And ii'e believe the immortal soul gone forth Has entered into joyful rest above—¦ A blest reward for Faith and Fortitude .
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
In Memoriam.
In Memoriam .
BY SAVARICUS . JAMES ABEAM GARFIELD , President of the United States of America ,. Born 19 th November , 1831 . Shot 2 nd July ¦ Died 19 th September 1881 .
, A Brother ' s dead ! and one whose greatness lives - ' - * - Within the hearts of nations brave and just ; We sympathetic mourn his sad , sad loss ,
And join the universal grief of men . A noble life , well spent from childhood's days To man ' s estate ; for knowledge struggling hard Amid the wants and cares of bare existence , Till , step by step , by learning crowned , he stood The foremost man in all the World called New .
To him Humanity was " all in all ;" Nor creed , nor colour could his honest heart E ' er sway : all men to him were kin ; For Freedom ' s spirit ruled his gentle soul , And Justice prompted him to stand by Right . His Country ' s welfare being his chief aim ,
'Twas all he sought ; cold Avordly wealth in vain Its sordid charms hung out , the dazzling bait Ne ' er took the good man ' s eye ; his heart was true , And bravely went he on from day to day , Until the honoured goal was proudly won .
***** Too surely does the Evil One possess Some men , and thus to work his baneful Will ; The coward deed done by th' assassin ' s hand , A thrill of horror sent through ev ' ry land . Each feeling heart was by emotion stirred ,
And many earnest prayers were offered up To God to spare the life a wretch would take . We know the Hand Divine is merciful , And ii'e believe the immortal soul gone forth Has entered into joyful rest above—¦ A blest reward for Faith and Fortitude .