Complete works of Abraham Lincoln . intained; they come to their rightfulplace under the Constitution as original, neces-sary, and inseparable members of the Union. We build monuments to the dead, but nomonuments of victory. We respect the exampleof the Romans, who never, even in conqueredlands, raised emblems of triumph. And ourgenerals are not to be classed in the herd of vul-gar warriors, but are of the school of Timoleon,and William of Nassau, and have used the sword only to give peace totheir country and restore her to her place in thegreat assembly of the nations. Senator
Complete works of Abraham Lincoln . intained; they come to their rightfulplace under the Constitution as original, neces-sary, and inseparable members of the Union. We build monuments to the dead, but nomonuments of victory. We respect the exampleof the Romans, who never, even in conqueredlands, raised emblems of triumph. And ourgenerals are not to be classed in the herd of vul-gar warriors, but are of the school of Timoleon,and William of Nassau, and have used the sword only to give peace totheir country and restore her to her place in thegreat assembly of the nations. Senators and Representatives of America: asI bid you farewell, my last words shall be wordsof hope and confidence; for now slavery is no lii Abraham Lincoln more, the Union is restored, a people begins tolive according to the laws of reason, and repub-licanism is intrenched in a continent. Ceo. BuvLe*J7r\ Abraham Lincoln Wood Engraving from Original Photograph taken in Springfield, 1861. Said to be his First Photograph taken with a Our Heroic Themes1 (read before the phi beta kappa society ofharvard university) By George Henry Boker. Crown we our heroes with a holier wreathThan man eer wore upon this side of death;Mix with their laurels deathless asphodels,And chime their paeans from the sacred bells!Nor in your prayers forget the martyred Chief,Fallen for the gospel of your own belief,Who, ere he mounted to the peoples throne,Asked for your prayers, and joined in them his knew the man. I see him, as he standsWith gifts of mercy in his outstretched hands;A kindly light within his gentle eyes,Sad as the toil in which his heart grew wise;His lips half-parted with the constant smileThat kindled truth, but foiled the deepest guile;His head bent forward, and his willing earDivinely patient right and wrong to hear:Great in his goodness, humble in his state,Firm in his purpose, yet not passionate, 1 By special permission of J. B. Lippincott Co. liii liv Abraham Lincoln He led h
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