Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, LINCOLN, by EMMA THOMAS SCOVILLE


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LINCOLN, by                    
First Line: I mused by lincoln's statue on the square
Last Line: Ring out his eulogy in silver songs.
Subject(s): Lincoln, Abraham (1809-1865); Praise; Presidents, United States; Statues


I mused by Lincoln's statue on the square
In reverence and awe: his lean bronzed face
Was seamed and lined from anxious thought and care;
I could but feel the sympathy and grace
And tender kindness sweep adown the years—
This rugged woodsman, sensitive yet strong;
Dynamic, calm in all his doubts and fears;
Powerful to heal a wounded Nation's wrong.

Thousands will voice his name in praise today
Though Time throws misty veil across the way;
But shining through that veil there gleams a light:
The great immortal words he spoke for right ...
And still the canticles of human throngs
Ring out his eulogy in silver songs.





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