Stedman, Edmund C., 1833-1908 [Yes, in the world's eternal plan...]
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05508.234 Author/Creator: Stedman, Edmund C., 1833-1908 Place Written: s.l. Type: Autograph manuscript signed Date: circa 1876 Pagination: 1 p. 11.1 x 12.4 cm Order a Copy
Stedman wrote this poem upon the death of Horace Greeley to be read at the dedication of the Printer's Monument in Greeley's honor: "Yes, in the world's eternal plan / Divinity itself is given / To him who lives or dies for Man / And looks within his soul for heaven."
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