Forty Years After; The Greatness of Abraham Lincoln
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Excerpt from Forty Years After; The Greatness of Abraham Lincoln: An Address Delivered at the Lincoln Monument on Decoration Day, May 30, 1905 There is nothing new to be said about Abraham Lincoln. On this day consecrated to the memory of our heroic dead, of whom he is the most illustrious, it is nevertheless a sad but pleasant duty to recall him to mind and place our humble tribute of grateful appreciation upon his tomb. Especially is it appropriate that this simple ceremonial be not neglected or unworthily performed in the town where he lived, from which he went forth, a knight without fear and without reproach, and to it he returned, crowned with the glory of martyrdom. On this spot a nation plunged in grief laid his beloved dust to rest in the grave. There are those among us who knew him as no others had the opportunity to know him. Around the head of every departed hero a cloud gathers, large in proportion to the height to which he towered above his fellows. It takes the shape of a halo, it changes color with the lapse of years, as the sky bursts into flame when the sun´s level rays gild the eastern or western horizon; but, as the light of the noonday sun is white, so, in the light of historical criticism, that which was mythical fades away, and the true image of the man appears. The difficult task that I have set myself, on this occasion, is to draw a truthful portrait of Lincoln, one whose verisimilitude will be felt and acknowledged by those of his townsmen and contemporaries still living, whose mouthpiece for the moment I would fain make myself; for my eyes never beheld him except in death. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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