. Abraham Lincoln and the battles of the Civil War . T STANDS in the stable-yard under the eaves, Propped up by a broom-stick and covered with once was the pride of the gay and the now tis a ruin — that old Sedan chair. It is battered and tattered,— it httle availsThat once it was lacquered, and glistened with nails;For its leather is cracked into lozenge and square —Like a canvas by Wilkie — that old Sedan chair! See,— here came the bearing-straps ; here were the holesFor the poles of the bearers — when once there were poles;It was cushioned with silk, it was wadded with ha
. Abraham Lincoln and the battles of the Civil War . T STANDS in the stable-yard under the eaves, Propped up by a broom-stick and covered with once was the pride of the gay and the now tis a ruin — that old Sedan chair. It is battered and tattered,— it httle availsThat once it was lacquered, and glistened with nails;For its leather is cracked into lozenge and square —Like a canvas by Wilkie — that old Sedan chair! See,— here came the bearing-straps ; here were the holesFor the poles of the bearers — when once there were poles;It was cushioned with silk, it was wadded with hair—As the birds have discovered — that old Sedan
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