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registered in the literature of that tongue, I love to think, is des- 

 tined to a long existence and wide diffusion on our globe. Had 

 e done less in science, England would not forget him, for his bene- 

 volent heart led him to seek the relief of Englishmen, undis- 

 mayed by the horrors and perils of an Arctic voyage ; but what he 

 accomplished in science secured to him the generous tribute of ac- 

 knowledgment and admiration from England's scientific men. He 

 received there the medal of our sister institution, the Eoyal Geo- 

 graphical Society, her highest tribute to eminent service in geo- 

 graphical discovery. 



And as for ourselves, there is little danger that we shall forget 

 him. He was a noble specimen of man, and he was our country- 

 man. Letters may yield a graceful tribute to his worth in lan- 

 guage fitted to her mournful theme ; science may rear his mo- 

 nument, and tell the world she weeps over one of her most gifted 

 sons, and this all right ; but there is a more touching tribute to his 

 memory than either of these: 



'■'■Affection shall tenderly cherish his worth, 

 And memory deeply engrave it, 

 Not upon tablets of brass or stone. 

 But in those fond hearts tvhere best Hivas TcnownV 



Mr. F. A. CoNCKLiN then off'ered the following preamble and re- 

 solutions ; 



This Society having been informed of the death of Elisha Kent 

 Kane, and deeming it due alike to the memory of our deceased as- 

 sociate and to the Society, that his daring in the cause of human- 

 ity, and his achievements in science should be fitly commemorated, 

 therefore, be it 



Resolved, That in the death of Dr. Kane this Society mourns 

 the loss of a member whose name is illustrious before the nation 

 and throughout the civilized world; and whose fame, we would fain 

 believe, will be as enduring as it is deserved, of one whose deeds 

 enoble our race and shed the highest honor upon the land whicb 

 gave him birth. 



Resolved, That while we lament the to us untimely loss of our 

 illustrious associate, we find consolation in the thought that his life 

 was sufficiently prolonged to enable him to fill up the measure of 

 his renown ; and that his very youth but renders his great example 

 the more eloquent to us and the more inspiring to posterity. 



