Excerpt from Address Delivered Before the Citizens of Nahant, Memorial Day, 1882 Untrampled lies the sod; The shouts of battle cease, It is the Truce of God. Last year I saw it stated in the newspapers that it was to be feared that the celebration and observance of this day were declining. For one, I cannot and do not believe this. It is changing somewhat in its character, it is true, but it is not fading. It is losing its personal quality, that which gave it birth, and with the lapse of time the element of mourning is slipping away from it. It is, in a word, becoming more impersonal. This could not be, nor would we wish it to be, otherwise; for me morial day is thus in the order of development taking on a broader and deeper significance. It is coming to stand as the annual recognition of an era in the life of the nation, and to represent the war and all the work and results of the war. For more than a hundred years we have celebrated the Revolution which freed us from colonial dependence, and the Fourth of July is still strong in our affections, and as I believe valued and valuable. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.