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These and many other men and events of Marshfield are properly given a place in the history of New England, but the special glory of this spot will always be that Daniel Webster chose to live, chose to die, and chose to be buried under the vast vault of her skyey spaces, within the sound of her eternal sea. THESE AND MANY OTHER MEN AND EVENTS OF MARSFIELD ARE PROPERLY GIVEN A PLACE IN THE HISTORY OF NEW ENGLAND BUT THE SPECIAL GLORY OF THIS SPOT WILL ALWAYS BE THAT DANIEL WEBSTER CHOSE TO LIVE CHOSE TO DIE AND CHOSE TO BE BURIED UNDER THE VAST VAULT OF HER SKY SPACES WITHIN THE SOUND OF HER ETERNAL SEA
e soil which animated him at Marshfield was only a fragment of that higher passion for his country--feeling never tainted by sectionalism or local prejudice. It was this profound love for the Union, coupled with his surpassing gift of eloquence in expressing that love and inspiring it in all who heard him, that distinguishes him for all time. There are other memorable things about Marshfield. Governor Edward Winslow, who was sent to England to represent the Plymouth and Massachusetts Bay Colonies, and whose son Josiah was the first native Governor of the Colony, may both be called Marshfield men. Peregrine White, the first white child born in this country, lies in the Winslow Burying Ground. One of the most singular changes on our coast occurred in this vicinity when in one night the "Portland Breeze" closed up the mouth of the South River and four miles up the beach opened up the mouth of the North River, making an entrance three quarters of a mile wide between Third and Fourth Cliff. PASSION FOR THE SOIL WHICH ANIMATED HIM AT MARSFIELD WAS ONLY A FRAGMENT OF THAT HIGHER PASSION FOR HIS COUNTRY FEELING NEVER TAINTED BY SECTIONALISM OR LOCAL PREJUDICE IT WAS THIS PROFOUND LOVE FOR THE UNION COUPLED WITH HIS SURPASSING GIFT OF ELOQUENCE IN EXPRESSING THAT LOVE AND INSPIRING IT IN ALL WHO HEARD HIM THAT DISTINGUISHES HIM FOR ALL TIME THERE ARE MANY OTHER MEMORABLE THINGS ABOUT MARSFIELD GOVERNOR EDWARD WINSLOW WHO WAS SENT TO ENGLAND TO REPRESENT THE PLYMOUTH IN MASSACHUSETTS BAY COLONIES AND WHOSE SON JOSIAH WAS THE FIRST NATIVE GOVERNOR OF THE COLONY MAY BOTH BE CALLED MARSH FILLED MEN PEREGRINE WHITE THE FIRST WHITE CHILD BORN IN THIS COUNTRY LIES IN THE WINSLOW BURYING GROUND ONE OF THE MOST SINGULAR CHANGES ON OUR COAST OCCURRED IN THIS VICINITY WHEN IN ONE NIGHT THE PORTLAND BREEZE CLOSE UP THE MOUTH OF THE SOUTH RIVER AND FOUR MILES UP THE BEACH OPENED UP THE MOUTH OF THE NORTH RIVER MAKING AN ENTRANCE THREE QUARTERS OF A MILE WIDE BETWEEN THIRD AND FOURTH CLIFF
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