Abraham Lincoln : a biographical essay . ? ft<////? //*«? J>-f>// f/f< ////? ON THE LIFE-MASK OFABRAHAM LINCOLN This bronze doth keep the very form and mould Of our great martyrs face. Yes, this is he: That brow all wisdom, all benignity; That human, humorous mouth; those cheeks that holdLike some harsh landscape all the summers gold; That spirit fit for sorrow, as the sea For storms to beat on; the lone agony Those silent, patient lips too well , this is he who ruled a world of men As might some prophet of the elder day — Brooding above the tempest and the frayWith dee
Abraham Lincoln : a biographical essay . ? ft<////? //*«? J>-f>// f/f< ////? ON THE LIFE-MASK OFABRAHAM LINCOLN This bronze doth keep the very form and mould Of our great martyrs face. Yes, this is he: That brow all wisdom, all benignity; That human, humorous mouth; those cheeks that holdLike some harsh landscape all the summers gold; That spirit fit for sorrow, as the sea For storms to beat on; the lone agony Those silent, patient lips too well , this is he who ruled a world of men As might some prophet of the elder day — Brooding above the tempest and the frayWith deep-eyed thought and more than mortal ken. A power was his beyond the touch of art Or armed strength — his pure and mighty heart. Richard Watson Gilder. THE PORTRAITS OF LINCOLN THE PORTRAITS OFLINCOLN. T is the popular belief, the worldover, that Abraham Lincoln wasin face and figure, in action orrepose, an ugly man. It is doubt-ful if any human being known tohistory has been the subject ofsuch complete and reiterated description, by highand low, friend and enemy; and the vocabularyemployed to describe him includes about everyword in common use in the English language, themeaning of which is opposed to anything admir-able, elegant, beautiful, or refined. The words usedto set forth the physical appearance of this per-sonage, now rated by imposing fame as one of theGreat of the Earth, gather when assembled a newand affecting interest. From the time Abraham Lincoln was fourteenyears of age, then more than six feet high andweighing about one hundred and sixty pounds,until he was nominated for the Presidency, hewas locally known by the following pleasing char- 8 ABRAHAM LINCOLN acterizations: angular, ungainly, clumsy,gaunt; awkward, thin, leggy, gawky;gigantic, solemn visaged, beardless
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