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And he wrote and sent the beautiful lines beginning: _Dead he lay among his books, The peace of God was in his looks_. AND HE WROTE AND SENT THE BEAUTIFUL LINES BEGINNING DID HE LIE AMONG HIS BOOKS THE PEACE OF GOD WAS IN HIS BOOKS
rightens as he buys a paper from him, that the porter is all happiness, that conductor and brakeman are devotedly anxious to be of aid. Everywhere the man wins love. He loves humanity and humanity responds to the love. He has always won the affection of those who knew him, and Bayard Taylor was one of the many; he and Bayard Taylor loved each other for long acquaintance and fellow experiences as world-wide travelers, back in the years when comparatively few Americans visited the Nile and the Orient, or even Europe. When Taylor died there was a memorial service in Boston at which Conwell was asked to preside, and, as he wished for something more than addresses, he went to Longfellow and asked him to write and read a poem for the occasion. Longfellow had not thought of writing anything, and he was too ill to be present at the services, but, there always being something contagiously inspiring about Russell Conwell when he wishes something to be done, the poet promised to do what he could. FACE OF THE NEWSBOYS BRIGHTEN AS HE BUYS A PAPER FROM HIM THAT THE PORTER IS ALL HAPPINESS THE CONDUCTOR AND BRAKEMAN ARE DEVOTEDLY ANXIOUS TO BE OF AGE EVERYWHERE THE MAN WINS LOVE HE LOVES HUMANITY AND HUMANITY RESPONDS TO THE LOVE HE HAS ALWAYS WON THE AFFECTION OF THOSE WHO KNEW HIM BAYARD TAYLOR IS ONE OF THE MANY HE AND BAYARD TAYLOR LOVED EACH OTHER FOR A LONG ACQUAINTANCE AND FELLOW EXPERIENCE AS WORLD WIDE TRAVELLERS BACK IN THE YEARS WHEN COMPARATIVELY FEW AMERICANS VISITED THE NILE OR THE ORIENT OR EVEN EUROPE WHEN TAYLOR DIED THERE WAS A MEMORIAL SERVICE IN BOSTON AT WHICH CONWELL WAS ASKED TO PRESIDE AND AS HE WISHED FOR SOMETHING MORE THAN ADDRESSES HE WENT TO LONGFELLOW AND ASKED HIM TO WRITE AND READ A POEM FOR THE OCCASION LONGFELLOW HAD NOT THOUGHT OF WRITING ANYTHING AND HE WAS TOO ILL TO BE PRESENT SERVICES BUT THERE WAS ALWAYS DOING SOMETHING CONTAGIOUSLY INSPIRING ABOUT RUSSELL CONWELL WHEN HE WISHES SOMETHING TO BE DONE THE POET PROMISED HE COULD DO WHAT HE COULD
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