Lives of great men all remind us We can make our lives sublime, And, departing, leave behind us, Footprints on the sands of time; Footprints, that perhaps another, Sailing o'er life's solemn main, A forlorn and shipwrecked brother, Seeing, shall take... St. Nicholas' church, Great Yarmouth [by E.J. Lupson]. - Page 96by Edward John Lupson - 1881Full view - About this book
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