. Gen. Robert Edward Lee; soldier, citizen, and Christian patriot. ^ to sympathize with those in affliction. May we not justly conclude with the lines in which Tennysonhas portrayed the Duke of Wellington? Are they not equallyapplicable to Robert E. Lee ? Mourn for the man of amplest influence,Yet clearest of ambitious crime,Our greatest 3et with least in council and great in war,Foremost captain of his time,Rich in saving common sense,And, as the greatest only are,In his simplicity,

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