Quote#Sadness
Let us weep in our darkness—but weep not for him!
Quote byNathaniel Parker Willis · 1806–1867
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: "The Death of Harrison", in Poems of Early and After Years (Philadelphia: Carey and Hart, 1848), p. 220..
English (original)
Let us weep in our darkness—but weep not for him! Not for him—who, departing, leaves millions in tears! Not for him—who has died full of honor and years! Not for him—who ascended Fame’s ladder so high From the round at the top he has stepp'd to the sky.
— Nathaniel Parker Willis
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