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OCTOBER 27, 1908
As tangible a form in History / The Spirit of this man stands forth as here / He towers in deathless sculpture, high and clear / Against the bright sky of his destiny. / Sprung of our oldest, noblest ancestry, / His pride of birth, as lofty as sincere, / Held kith and kin, as Country, ever dear -- / Such was his sacred faith in you and me. / Thus, natively, from youth his work was one / Unselfish service in behalf of all -- / Home, friends, and sharers of his toil and stress; / Ay, loving all men and despising none, / And swift to answer every righteous call, / His life was one long deed of worthiness.