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But the deepest sympathy of the soul is touched, the height of human sublimity is reached, when the same multitude, stricken with a common sorrow, stands with uncovered head, reverent and silent.
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Blaine contrasts the spectacle of celebration with the profound silence of shared sorrow among the people.
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