Crandall 



THE WASHINGTON MONUMENT ON A WINTER'S NIGHT 



With a new character for each new hour, a different aspect for every change of light 

 and shade, the Washington Monument seems to link heaven and earth in the darkness, to 

 pierce the sky in the light, and to stand an immovable mountain peak as the mists of every 

 storm go driving by. With a height of 555 feet, a base of 55 feet square, and walls tapering 

 from 15 feet at the base to 18 inches at the top ; with its interior lined with memorial stones 

 from the several States, from many famous organizations, and from a number of foreign 

 countries ; with its stately simplicity and the high qualities of manhood it honors, it is fitting 

 that the aluminum tip that caps it should bear the phrase "Laus Deo." 



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