The Heart of Lincoln : the Soul of the Man As Revealed in Story And Anecdote C.1
The book The Heart of Lincoln : the Soul of the Man As Revealed in Story And Anecdote C.1 was written by author Whipple, Wayne, 1856-1942 Here you can read free online of The Heart of Lincoln : the Soul of the Man As Revealed in Story And Anecdote C.1 book, rate and share your impressions in comments. If you don't know what to write, just answer the question: Why is The Heart of Lincoln : the Soul of the Man As Revealed in Story And Anecdote C.1 a good or bad book?
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When self-appointed delegations came to pro- test against this or to urge that, the kindness of his heart always rescued the situation with a story. And those stories! The sympathy in them was exquisite. Instead of hid- ing a sting they were full of balm and the oil of gladness for the smarts and wounds of his listeners. Men some- times scoffed because Lincoln laughed while relating them. But he did not 65 THE HEART OF LINCOLN laugh at his stories so much as with his hearers, from the pure joy ...of giving pleasure. If ever there was "a face illumined" by the glowing heart behind it, it was Abraham Lincoln's. That is why a woman left him one day, exclaim- ing: "They say 'Mr. Lincoln's an ugly man.' It's a wicked lie — I think he has the loveliest face I ever saw!" It may have been "homely," but Mr. Lincoln's face was never "ugly." It often shone "like the face of an angel," for his fervent sympathy made him hke an angel of light to many a breaking heart. It was his heart that prompted the Emancipation Proclamation long be- fore it was promulgated — but his head held it back until the fullness of the time was come.
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