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THE LONG SHADOW OF LINCOLN by CARL SANDBURG

Poet Analysis

First Line: BE SAD, BE COOL, BE KIND
Subject(s): LINCOLN, ABRAHAM (1809-1865); PRESIDENTS, UNITED STATES;

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