Go to the grave in all thy glorious prime, etc.
After which the coffin was lowered to its place by young men who were friends of Edward in his earlier years.
The state of the elements was exceedingly favorable to the holding of such an exercise in the open air at a season generally so inclement. The night before there was every appearance of a heavy N. E. storm. But Sabbath morning it was calm. As I went to church I noticed that the sun rested on the Vermont mountains just north of us, though with a mellowed light as if a veil had been thrown over them. In the after part of the day the open sky had spread southward—so that the interment took place when the air was as mild and serene as spring, just as the last sun of the year was sinking towards the mountains. Almost the entire congregation were present…. Thus, dear sister, I have given you a brief account of the solemn but peaceful winding up of what has been to me a sharp and long trial, and I know to yourself and family also. In eternity we shall more clearly read the lesson which even now, in the light of opening scenes, we are beginning to interpret.
[1] Richard H. Dana, the poet.
[2] The article referred to appeared in The Biblical Repository and Quarterly Observer for January, 1835. Vol V., pp. 1-32. It is entitled, "What form of Law is best suited to the individual and social nature of man?"
[3] Mr. Ralph Waldo Emerson.
[4] The article appeared in the New York Review for July, 1839.
[5] Some passages from the little diaries referred to, together with further extracts from her literary journal, will be found in appendix D, p. 541.
[6] The Proclamation of Emancipation.
[7] By Anna Warner.