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May our grief to-day be no hollow pageant, nor expend itself in this funeral pomp!
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gutenberg.orgCharles Sumner: “May our grief to-day be no hollow pageant, nor expend itself in this funeral pomp!”
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Sumner calls for genuine mourning rather than mere ceremonial displays during a time of grief.
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