 It is for us, the living, rather to be dedicated here to the unfinished work that they have thus far so nobly carried on. It is rather for us to be here dedicated to the great task remaining before us...  Anecdotes of Public Men - Page 171by John Wien Forney - 1873Full view - About this book
 | Clark Ezra Carr - 1906 - 162 pages
...FAIR lives that that Nation might live. It is altogether fitting and proper that we should do this. But, in a larger sense, we can not dedicate, we can...far so nobly carried on. It is rather for us to be here dedicated to the great task remaining before us, that from these honored dead we take increased... | |
 | Clark Ezra Carr - Gettysburg, Battle of, Gettysburg, Pa., 1863 - 1906 - 138 pages
...we cannot consecrate — we cannot hallow this ground. The brave men, living and dead, who struggled here have consecrated it far above our power to add...work that they have thus far so nobly carried on." And, to make the argument stronger, to clinch it, as we would say, he repeats, "It is rather for us... | |
 | Illinois State Historical Society - Illinois - 1906 - 542 pages
...dedicate, we cannot consecrate, we cannot hallow this ground. The brave men, living and dead, who struggled here, have consecrated it far above our power to add...work that they have thus far so nobly carried on;" and to make the argument stronger, to clinch it, we would say, he repeats, "It is rather for us to... | |
 | Illinois State Historical Library - Illinois - 1906 - 540 pages
...dedicate, we cannot consecrate, we cannot hallow this ground. The brave men, living and dead, who struggled here, have consecrated it far above our power to add...work that they have thus far so nobly carried on:" and to make the argument stronger, to clinch it, we would say. he repeats, "It is rather for us to... | |
 | Israel Smith Clare - World history - 1906 - 468 pages
...forget what they did here. It is for us, the living, rather to be dedicated here to the unfinished work they have thus far so 'nobly carried on. It is rather...take increased devotion to the cause for which they gave the last full measure of devotion ; that we here highly resolve that these dead shall not have... | |
 | William Eleazar Barton - 1925 - 1152 pages
...work that they for us the living, rather, to be dedicated here to the unfinished work which they who have thus far so nobly carried on. It is rather for us to be here dedicated to the great we here be dedicated to the great have thus far so nobly carried on. [Applause.]... | |
 | Illinois State Historical Society - Illinois - 1906 - 534 pages
...dedicate, we cannot consecrate, we cannot hallow this ground. The brave men, living and dead, who struggled here, have consecrated it far above our power to add...work that they have thus far so nobly carried on;" and to make the argument stronger, to clinch it, we would say, he repeats, "It is rather for us to... | |
 | 1914 - 1240 pages
...what they did here. "It is for us, the living, rather, to be dedicated here to the unfinished work they have thus far so nobly carried on. It is rather...take increased devotion to the cause for which they gave the last full measure of devotion; that we here highly resolve that these dead shall not have... | |
 | Columbia Historical Society (Washington, D.C.) - Washington (D.C.) - 1925 - 458 pages
...say here; but it can never forget what they did here. (Applause) "It is for us, the living rather to be dedicated here to the unfinished work that they have thus far so nobly carried on. (Applause) It is rather for us here to be dedicated to the great task remaining before us; that from... | |
 | Columbia Historical Society (Washington, D.C.) - Washington (D.C.) - 1925 - 478 pages
...say here ; but it can never forget what they did here. (Applause) "It is for us, the living rather to be dedicated here to the unfinished work that they have thus far so nobly carried on. (Applause) It is rather for us here to be dedicated to the great task remaining before us; that from... | |
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