Statues of Abraham LincolnLincoln Memorial . instinct wi Photograph MaynanJ < Iwen William?, National Geographic StaffTHE LINCOLN MEMORIAL IN WINTER. EL-l THE DANIEL CHESTER FRENCH STATUE OF LINCOLN The J^incoln zJxTemorial By Alma Adams Wiley MAN of the rugged frame and calm, worn face,Sitting colossal in thy marble chair,Oh for a voice to ring through star-strewn space And tell thee that, though dead, thou livest there!Kings have for queens built spire and monument— Still gleams the jeweled Taj in moonlit pool;In Buddhas bronze a womans grief is pent; Once Romes grim warriors carved i
Statues of Abraham LincolnLincoln Memorial . instinct wi Photograph MaynanJ < Iwen William?, National Geographic StaffTHE LINCOLN MEMORIAL IN WINTER. EL-l THE DANIEL CHESTER FRENCH STATUE OF LINCOLN The J^incoln zJxTemorial By Alma Adams Wiley MAN of the rugged frame and calm, worn face,Sitting colossal in thy marble chair,Oh for a voice to ring through star-strewn space And tell thee that, though dead, thou livest there!Kings have for queens built spire and monument— Still gleams the jeweled Taj in moonlit pool;In Buddhas bronze a womans grief is pent; Once Romes grim warriors carved in stone their rule;But what is Orient dome or royal shrine Or crumbling archs half-forgotten fameBefore the glory of a home like thine, Erected in a grateful peoples name? The Nation which thou savedst this splendor gave, Proportioned with strict care the flowing linesOf colonnade and porch and architrave, The lofty seat, the panels rich seerlike brow no fleeting laurels bind; But circling round the great memorials heightThy mighty wreath the States united wind. Below, the mirror of the pool, sun-bright,Reflects the stately pile, as if
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