 Lives of great men all remind us We can make our lives sublime, And, departing, leave behind us Footprints in the sands of time: Footprints that perhaps another, Sailing o'er life's solemn main, A forlorn and shipwrecked brother, Seeing, shall take heart...  Proceedings of the Massachusetts Historical Society - Page 181by Massachusetts Historical Society - 1862Full view - About this book
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