She is an object and I stand watching her Till at last she fades from the horizon, And someone at my side says, “She … Gone where? I am standing on the seashore. This poem, and slight variataions, have been attributed to: Victor Hugo, Col. David Marcus, Margaret M. Stevens, Dr. Harold Blake Walker, Henry Van Dyke, and Bishop Charles Henry Brent. Charles Henry Brent” you’ll see both versions.If you’ve lost a loved one or you see it coming in the future or you are offered the honor and privilege of presenting a eulogy you can’t get much better for an uplifting and supportive thought.A ship sails to the morning breeze and starts for the ocean.And someone at my side says, “She is gone!” Gone where?She is just as large in the masts, hull and spars as she was when I saw her,And just as able to bear her load of living freight to its destination.The diminished size and total loss of sight is in me, not in her;And just at the moment when someone at my side says, “She is gone”,
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Missionary Bishop of the Philippine Islands--1902-1918.
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Summary: Charles Brent was born on 08/19/1948 and is 71 years old.
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BORN, APRIL 9th, 1862 DIED, MARCH 27th, 1929. ... To quote his friend, Brent Ladds, "Charlie set a … Tips, tactics and strategies to help you have a Perfect Workday AND a lighter heart.On Sunday, I had the privilege of offering a eulogy for the wife of one of my best friends. Due to the alleged attribution to Victor Hugo, and my obsession with the French author, I have been researching the origin of the quote for about ten years.
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I closed my remarks with the quote, “What is dying?” by Bishop Charles Henry Brent.