Complete works of Abraham Lincoln . Abraham Lincoln By William Cullen Bryant O, slow to smite and swift to spare,Gentle and merciful and just! Who, in the fear of God, didst bear The sword of power — a nations trust! In sorrow by thy bier we stand, Amid the awe that hushes all,And speak the anguish of a land That shook with horror at that fall. Thy task is done; the bond are free; We bear thee to an honored grave,Whose proudest monument shall be The broken fetters of the slave. Pure was thy life; its bloody close Has placed thee with the sons of light, Among the noble host of those Who perishe
Complete works of Abraham Lincoln . Abraham Lincoln By William Cullen Bryant O, slow to smite and swift to spare,Gentle and merciful and just! Who, in the fear of God, didst bear The sword of power — a nations trust! In sorrow by thy bier we stand, Amid the awe that hushes all,And speak the anguish of a land That shook with horror at that fall. Thy task is done; the bond are free; We bear thee to an honored grave,Whose proudest monument shall be The broken fetters of the slave. Pure was thy life; its bloody close Has placed thee with the sons of light, Among the noble host of those Who perished in the cause of Right. Illustrations Abraham Lincoln . Frontispiece Photogravure from a portrait taken from Jife by Charles in Springfield, 111., June, i860. PACK Lincolns Letter of Acceptance, May 23, i860 24 Fac-simile of the original letter to the President of the NationalRepublican Convention. Lincolns Home in Springfield, III. . .110 From an original photograph of the house where he lived whenelected President. W
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