Worden, John L. (1818-1897) [Quote from Dickens's "Oliver Twist"]
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02737 Author/Creator: Worden, John L. (1818-1897) Place Written: Pawling, New York Type: Autograph quotation signed Date: May 26, 1891 Pagination: 1 p. ; 17.8 x 11.3 cm. + 1 engraving ; b&w ; 23.5 x 18.6 Order a Copy
Quotes, "We need be careful how we deal with those about us, for death carries with it to some small circle of survivors, thoughts of so much omitted, and so little done - of so many things forgotten, and so many more which might have been repaired, that such recollections are among the bitterest we can have. There is no remorse so deep as that which is unavailing; if we would be spared its tortures let us remember this in time." One bust engraving of Worden included.
Written after his retirement from the U.S. Navy at the rank of Rear Admiral. He is quoting from Chapter 33 of Charles Dickens's "Oliver Twist."
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