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In our society, any man who doesn't cry at his mother's funeral is liable to be condemned to death.
In our society, any man who doesn't cry at his mother's funeral is liable to be condemned to death.
It is a far, far better thing that I do, than anything I have ever done; it is a far, read more
It is a far, far better thing that I do, than anything I have ever done; it is a far, far, better rest that I go to, than I have ever known.
If God hath made this world so fair,
Where sin and death abound,
How beautiful beyond compare
Will paradise be read more
If God hath made this world so fair,
Where sin and death abound,
How beautiful beyond compare
Will paradise be found!.
Be ashamed to die until you have won some victory for humanity.
Be ashamed to die until you have won some victory for humanity.
MUFFLED CADENCE
The sound of shot.
The roar of gun.
Thy will be done
blares the drum.
The sudden shock.
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MUFFLED CADENCE
The sound of shot.
The roar of gun.
Thy will be done
blares the drum.
The sudden shock.
The news farflung.
Thy will be done
beats the drum.
The hour of grief.
The darkened sun.
Thy will be done
rolls the drum.
The sound of shot.
The grave begun.
Thy will be done
mourns the drum.
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by N Marshall Bertsch
(N Marshall Bertsch is a Republican who was profoundly
griefstricken by the assassination of John F Kennedy).
Wings of angels, tears of saints
won't bring you back to me
(about her son's suicide)
(He will come back read more
Wings of angels, tears of saints
won't bring you back to me
(about her son's suicide)
(He will come back to her.. the soul is
deathless).
We understand death for the first time when he puts his hand upon one whom we love.
We understand death for the first time when he puts his hand upon one whom we love.
'Tis very certain the desire of life prolongs it.
'Tis very certain the desire of life prolongs it.
The day which we fear as our last is but the birthday of eternity.
The day which we fear as our last is but the birthday of eternity.