Edward C. Little: Memorial Addresses Delivered in the House of Representatives of the United States in Memory of Edward C. Little, Late a Representative from Kansas. Sixty-eighth Congress. February 1, 1925U.S. Government Printing Office, 1925 - 84 pages |
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... knew who won . Then he had one vote more than I had . He told me that he lost 15 pounds in that time worrying about that one vote . I told him that I always lost my flesh after I won . You know I never lost a great deal of flesh . In a ...
... knew who won . Then he had one vote more than I had . He told me that he lost 15 pounds in that time worrying about that one vote . I told him that I always lost my flesh after I won . You know I never lost a great deal of flesh . In a ...
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... knew what a convenience it was to me under the circumstances , as I had prepared to enter school at that time , and at the time I got there , after get- ting my books and supplies , I had probably about $ 30 , and if I had paid the $ 25 ...
... knew what a convenience it was to me under the circumstances , as I had prepared to enter school at that time , and at the time I got there , after get- ting my books and supplies , I had probably about $ 30 , and if I had paid the $ 25 ...
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... knew him , that Gov- ernor Leedy wished to appoint him colonel of the Twen- tieth Kansas , but in the most magnanimous spirit he in- sisted upon the appointment of Colonel Funston , from the fact , he said , that Funston had had some ...
... knew him , that Gov- ernor Leedy wished to appoint him colonel of the Twen- tieth Kansas , but in the most magnanimous spirit he in- sisted upon the appointment of Colonel Funston , from the fact , he said , that Funston had had some ...
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... knew little of him . It would be useless , after these men who have been his friends in college life and in the Army , for me to say anything about that , and I will say but a few words about some of the things that impressed me about ...
... knew little of him . It would be useless , after these men who have been his friends in college life and in the Army , for me to say anything about that , and I will say but a few words about some of the things that impressed me about ...
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... knew that my friendship was quite as genuine for him . This will be the explanation of my appearance here to - day and my attempt to recall something of the life and character of Colonel LITTLE , and my estimate of the heritage which ...
... knew that my friendship was quite as genuine for him . This will be the explanation of my appearance here to - day and my attempt to recall something of the life and character of Colonel LITTLE , and my estimate of the heritage which ...
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Page 24 - Thou'rt gone, the abyss of heaven Hath swallowed up thy form; yet, on my heart Deeply hath sunk the lesson thou hast given, And shall not soon depart. He who, from zone to zone, Guides through the boundless sky thy certain flight, In the long way that I must tread alone, Will lead my steps aright.
Page 66 - So live, that when thy summons comes to join The innumerable caravan, that moves To that mysterious realm, where each shall take His chamber in the silent halls of death, Thou go not, like the quarry slave at night, Scourged to his dungeon, but, sustained and soothed By an unfaltering trust, approach thy grave, Like one who wraps the drapery of his couch About him, and lies down to pleasant dreams.
Page 15 - To the West, to the West, to the land of the free, Where the mighty Missouri rolls down to the sea; Where a man is a man if he's willing to toil, And the humblest may gather the fruits of the soil...
Page 84 - 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.
Page 23 - There is a Power whose care Teaches thy way along that pathless coast, The desert and illimitable air, Lone wandering, but not lost.
Page 2 - Resolved, That the Clerk communicate these resolutions to the Senate and transmit a copy thereof to the family of the deceased. The SPEAKER. The question is on agreeing to the resolution. The resolution was agreed to.
Page 84 - Mr. President, as a further mark of respect to the memory of the deceased Representative, I move that the Senate do now adjourn. The motion was unanimously agreed to; and (at...
Page 23 - Why shrinks the soul Back on herself, and startles at destruction ? 'Tis the divinity that stirs within us; 'Tis Heaven itself that points out an hereafter, And intimates eternity to man.
Page 23 - The eye of the sage, and the heart of the brave, Are hidden and lost in the depths of the grave. The peasant, whose lot was to sow and to reap, The herdsman, who climbed with his goats...
Page 3 - Resolved, That the Secretary communicate these resolutions to the House of Representatives and transmit a copy thereof to the family of the deceased.