The story-life of Lincoln; a biography composed of five hundred true stories told by Abraham Lincoln and his friends

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The story-life of Lincoln; a biography composed of five hundred true stories told by Abraham Lincoln and his friends. d, Thrusting to thin air oer our cloudy bars, A sea-mark now, now lost in vapors blind; Broad prairie rather, genial, level-lined, Fruitful and friendly for all human kind, Yet also nigh to heaven and loved of loftiest stars. I praise him not; it were too late;And some innative weakness there must beIn him who condescends to victorySuch as the Present gives, and cannot wait, Safe in himself as in a fate.So always firmly he:He knew to bide his time.And can his fame abide, Still p The story-life of Lincoln; a biography composed of five hundred true stories told by Abraham Lincoln and his friends. d, Thrusting to thin air oer our cloudy bars, A sea-mark now, now lost in vapors blind; Broad prairie rather, genial, level-lined, Fruitful and friendly for all human kind, Yet also nigh to heaven and loved of loftiest stars. I praise him not; it were too late;And some innative weakness there must beIn him who condescends to victorySuch as the Present gives, and cannot wait, Safe in himself as in a fate.So always firmly he:He knew to bide his time.And can his fame abide, Still patient in his simple faith sublime, Till the wise years decide. THE WORLD IN MOURNING 679 Great captains, with their guns and drums, Disturb our judgment for the hour, But at last silence comes;These all are gone, and, standing like a tower, Our children shall behold his fame.The kindly-earnest, brave, foreseeing man, Sa*gacious, patient, dreading praise, not blame, .New birth of our new soil, the first American. # Ode Recited at the Harvard Commemoration. The Complete Poetical Works of James RussellLowell, page 344.. SHORT SAYINGS OF ABRAHAM LINCOLN Work, work, work! One war at a time. Give the boys a chance. We cannot escape history. Hold on with a bull-dog grip. All in that one word, Thorough I can bear censure, but not insult! Never regret what you dont write. Better hatch the egg than smash it. More pegs than holes to put them in. Im nothing, but truth is everything. Let none falter who thinks he is right. Lord Lyons, go thou and do likewise. Freedom is the last, best hope of earth. Dont swap horses in crossing a stream. This nation should be on the Lords side. We are indeed the treasury of the world. Let us have faith that right makes might. Im glad of the chance to finish this big job. Public opinion in this country is everything. Nothing valuable can be lost by taking time. I am free from any taint of personal triumph. (680) SHORT SAYINGS OF ABRAHAM LINCOLN 681 Calling a shee. © The Reading Room

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