. The poets' Lincoln : tributes in verse to the martyred President. ferson Medical College, 1850;, Harvard, 1886; Edinburgh, 1895; Princeton,1896; Toronto, 1896; Jefferson Medical College, Phila-delphia, 1910. Established practice in of many works on treatment of diseases. Col-lected Poems, 1896-1909; Youth of Washington, 1904;A Diplomatic Adventure, 1905; The Mind Reader,1907; A Christmas Venture, 1907; John Sherwood,Ironmaster, 1911. LINCOLN CHAINED by stern duty to the rock of State,His spirit armed in mail of rugged mirth,Ever above, though ever near to earth,Yet f
. The poets' Lincoln : tributes in verse to the martyred President. ferson Medical College, 1850;, Harvard, 1886; Edinburgh, 1895; Princeton,1896; Toronto, 1896; Jefferson Medical College, Phila-delphia, 1910. Established practice in of many works on treatment of diseases. Col-lected Poems, 1896-1909; Youth of Washington, 1904;A Diplomatic Adventure, 1905; The Mind Reader,1907; A Christmas Venture, 1907; John Sherwood,Ironmaster, 1911. LINCOLN CHAINED by stern duty to the rock of State,His spirit armed in mail of rugged mirth,Ever above, though ever near to earth,Yet felt his heart the cruel tongues that sateBase appetites and, foul with slander, waitTill the keen lightnings bring the awful hourWhen wounds and suffering shall give them was he like to Luther, gay and great,Solemn and mirthful, strong of heart and and simple, too; be was so nearTo all things human that he cast out fear,And, ever simpler, like a little child,Lived in unconscious nearness unto HimWho always on earths little ones hath STATUE OF ABRAHAM LINCOLNIn the Public Square, Hodgenville, Kentucky. Adolph A. Weinman, Sculptor GEORGE ALFRED TOWNSEND was born inGeorgetown, Delaware, January 30, 1841. In1860 he began writing for the press and speakingin public, and in 1860 adopted the profession of journal-ism. In 1862 he became a war correspondent for theNew York World, the Chicago Tribune and otherpapers, and made an enviable reputation as a descrip-tive writer. He also published a number of books bothof prose and poetry. 126 THE POETS LINCOLN 127 ABRAHAM LINCOLN THE peaceful valley reaching wide,The wild war stilled on every hand;On Pisgahs top our prophet died,In sight of promised land. Low knelt the foemans serried fronts,His cannon closed their lips of brass,—? The din of arms hushed all at onceTo let this good man pass. A cheerful heart he wore alway, Though tragic years clashed on the while;Death sat behind him at the play— His last l
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