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 - 1873 - 444 pagesFull view - About this book
| Henry Coppée - Literature - 1900 - 524 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...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... | |
| Frank Townsend Southwick - Oratory - 1900 - 472 pages
...what we say here ; but it can never forget what they did here. It is for us, the living, rather, to be dedicated, here, to the unfinished work that they...far so nobly carried on. It is rather for us to be here dedicated to son. SCH. SPEA. — 26 the great task remaining before us ; that from these honored... | |
| David Josiah Brewer - Speeches, addresses, etc - 1901 - 464 pages
...cannot consecrate, — we cannot hallow this ground. The brave men, living and dead, who struggled here, have consecrated it far above our power* to...unfinished work that they have thus far so nobly carried on.f It is rather for us to be here dedicated to the great task remaining before us, that from these... | |
| Ellen M. Cyr - Readers - 1901 - 250 pages
...they did here. 6. " It is for us, the living, rather to be dedicated here to the unfinished work which they have thus 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... | |
| Wilmot Brookings Mitchell - Elocution - 1901 - 476 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 for us to be here dedicated to the great task remaining before us ; that from these honored dead we take increased... | |
| Charles Morris - Orators - 1902 - 714 pages
...dedicate, we cannot consecrate, we cannot hallow this ground. The brave men, living aad dead, who struggled here, have consecrated it far above our power to add...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 te.l:e increased... | |
| Phineas Garrett - Readers - 1905 - 872 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... | |
| Edwin Du Bois Shurter - Oratory - 1903 - 278 pages
...what we say here; but it can never forget what they did here. It is for us, the living, rather, to be dedicated here, to the unfinished work that they...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... | |
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