Her angel's face, As the great eye of heaven shined bright, And made a sunshine in the shady place.

And he that strives to touch the stars, Oft stumbles at a straw.

It is the mind that maketh good of ill, that maketh wretch or happy, rich or poor.

And all for love, and nothing for reward.

Franklin was the best known of the Founding Fathers. His death could not go without some sort of official notice. The House of Representatives, after listening to a brief tribute by James Madison, voted to wear badges of mourning for two months and then got on with business.

A face to lose youth for, to occupy age With the dream of, meet death with.

I tend not to think about living to some grand old age. Then again, I don't think about dying, either.

You should celebrate the end of a love affair as they celebrate death in New Orleans, with songs, laughter, dancing and a lot of wine.