The masque of the muses . l/|\\f Among humble toilers to toil —^JllppX Unfearing his hands to soil, And zealous to earn a good name. A man mid his fellows he rose,Of strong and resolute will,A mission to follow and fill — Admired of his friends and his foes. A hero of action and deeds — He loved and strove for the right,And error was foiled in the fight Of popular measures and needs. A fast friend of all friends forever;The ties he made lasted thro by fortune or strife — Strong bonds that Death only could sever. A bulwark of Honor he stood —Unsullied as when life began —The full
The masque of the muses . l/|\\f Among humble toilers to toil —^JllppX Unfearing his hands to soil, And zealous to earn a good name. A man mid his fellows he rose,Of strong and resolute will,A mission to follow and fill — Admired of his friends and his foes. A hero of action and deeds — He loved and strove for the right,And error was foiled in the fight Of popular measures and needs. A fast friend of all friends forever;The ties he made lasted thro by fortune or strife — Strong bonds that Death only could sever. A bulwark of Honor he stood —Unsullied as when life began —The full years allotted to man, And died — beloved, honored and good. MEMORIALS. 41 His plodding tracks are evermore definedIn empires progress and the march of peoples champion — worthy of their trust,His pen was mighty, as his cause was of purpose, conscious of his sway,He raised his hand, and pointed out the Nestor of the Press, his name aloneOutlasts the crumbling monumental NATHANIEL PASCHALL. VACANT place is here, a soul has flownTo the dim regions of the vast unknown; :JW\ A friend we knew and loved, a man of might. Has burst his bonds of clay, and joined hiskindred light.
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