the ever-changing human mind. Feeling that we 

 shall forget, " lest we forget " we are fain to con- 

 trive mnemonics which shall attest the transient 

 feebleness of our own memories and impressions 

 and which shall certify to all beholders that the 

 achievements thus commemorated must quickly 

 wane and disappear in the onward rush. When 

 I see great monuments, tombs, and statues I often 

 wonder whether all their subjects would or do 

 regard them as really complimentary, and not as 

 standing evidence that their memories must other- 

 wise rapidly pass away. 



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