Excerpt from Ceremonies at the Unveiling of a Copy of the Colleoni Equestrian Statue by Verrocchio: Executed by J. Massey Rhind, Sculptor; Presented to the City of Newark, New Jersey, by Christian W. Feigenspan, Esquire on the Occasion of the Two Hundred and Fiftieth Anniversary of the Founding of the City O Heavenly Father, we thank Thee that Thou hast put it into the heart of a member of this community to bestow this work of beauty on our city. May it stand for generations and ages as a joy and an inspiration to our people, as well as to the stranger that sojourns among us or passes through. May it also prompt others to give Of their means for the beautifying and ennobling Of the city, which safeguards and enhances us all. Yet suffer us not to rest in any outward grace of form and feature, but lead us to the better beauty within, of mind and heart, which alone can make a people truly great. We thank Thee for the donor of this statue; for this occasion, and all who contribute to it; for our city; for its good days that are past, and for the better ones to come. 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.