| James and Mary Ford, eds. Every Day in the Year. 1902. | | | | October 30 | | John A. Andrew | | By Louise Chandler Moulton (1835–1908) |
| | | | Governor of Massachusetts from 1861 to 1866. One of the most active of the “war governors.” He died on Oct. 30, 1867. |
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O LARGE of heart, and grand, and calm, | |
| Who held the helm of state so long, | |
| Our plaining mingles with our praise, | |
| Our sorrow sanctifies our song. | |
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| Clear eyes, kind lips so silent now, | 5 |
| Ear deaf to all our worldly din, | |
| Great soul which has not left its peer, | |
| We would the grave sods had shut in | |
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| Some lesser man, and we, to-day | |
| Had thy strong will to urge us on, | 10 |
| Thy brain to plan, thy hands to help, | |
| Thy cheerful voice to say “well done!” | | | |
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