A Man of Destiny : Being the Story of Abraham Lincoln ; An Epic Poem
The book A Man of Destiny : Being the Story of Abraham Lincoln ; An Epic Poem was written by author Staples, Ernest Linwood, 1856- Here you can read free online of A Man of Destiny : Being the Story of Abraham Lincoln ; An Epic Poem book, rate and share your impressions in comments. If you don't know what to write, just answer the question: Why is A Man of Destiny : Being the Story of Abraham Lincoln ; An Epic Poem a good or bad book?
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The rough frontiersmen, hating much his race. Said, " Come, and let us kill him ; he is but A spy, to carry tidings to his chief. The letter is a stupid forgery." They clamored for his blood like thirsty beasts. The tiger that looks out from human eye, The wolf that lives within the heart of man, These, cruel and relentless, sought his death. But their good captain, Abraham the just, In righteous indignation, interposed. Sternly commanding, " No, it must not be ! " Spared the defenseless red ma...n, whereupon His soldiers sullenly, like angry hounds. Went grumblingly into their barricades. 40 A MAN OF DESTINY. He sought New Salem when the war was o'er, Ambitious to be leader as of old. Declaring for Whig principles withal — For the deep dredging of the Sangamon, Protective tariff, and the nation's banks, Free education and improvements grand — He entered the arena where men strive For honor and the leadership of state. Then to the county voters he appealed, Their ballots seeking, a quaint candidate : Clad in " a mixed jeans coat, claw-hammer style, vShort in the vSleeves," above his sinewy wrists, Bob-tailed, ill-fitting, trousers skimped of cloth, Pot-metal boots, and coarse hat made of straw.
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